Is this of any use for building or testing detectors.

[godigit1]

Hi everyone,

I recently went to a estate sale in Brisbane CA and found a interesting item.
Im new to electronics and went to the estate sale for a advertised signal generator. When I got there it was gone.
I found boxes of components and other stuff I took.
This was on a shelf, Im not sure exactly what it does, maybe you guys can help me.




I didnt find out who had invented it untel I got home or eles I would have grabed more stuff.
It is from the late Paul Titchener who was on High tech heros.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMEMhO1wIYs.

He is also responsible for this.

http://www.exploretunes.com/pages/company

Unfortunatly he comitted suicide of the bay bridge which is how his stuff ended up in a estate sale.

My questions are.
What does this thing do exactly?
Does it have any value or is it just good for parts? ( why I grabbed it in the first place).
It requires a +-12 v supply and +-5v supply.
Should I fire it up?
What should I drive the signal with and what to expect?

Thanks in advance for your interest.

[rickb]

From the date code on the big chip, it's a 26 yr old prototype analog to digital converter with bit serial out. Very slow, and can be done in 1 ic now. Has a few screw machine sockets, but can't read the ic part #s. Strip the still useful prototype board of components for reuse and put the gold chip in a box until you have enough to sell to a gold scrap dealer. Hope you didn't pay more than $2 or $3 for it.

Rick