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Topic: International Space Station (ISS) Clio C-1050
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AirmanPika
Member Posts: 21
From: Aurora, CO
Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 05-12-2012 10:34 AM
  
Well I just got this sucker off eBay. The seller had obtained it in a NASA auction. It looks to be one of the Clio C-1050s that were sent up to the ISS in August of 2001. It's had a bit of a rough time as the hinge is cracked but otherwise it seems fine. Also comes with a RS232 cable and port adapter.The regular power port has been plugged up, the modem port has been drilled out and then a power wire has been run through it into where the battery would have gone and connects to the +/- tabs for the battery. The other end has a bayonet style connector they used in the space station as far as I know. Of course it also has the signature blue velcro tabs. Now I need to see about getting a power source and see if this thing works. It was supposedly used for e-mail on the space station. The power plug is just filled with hot glue, but I think I'd rather not mod it, so I will rig up some external power and see how it goes.  
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AirmanPika
Member Posts: 21
From: Aurora, CO
Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 05-12-2012 12:17 PM
Well I can confirm it works. Hooked up power and it came right up. Looks like they wiped it though before selling it so no fun ISS goodies on it. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-12-2012 07:16 PM
Here's a photo of Frank Culbertson working with one of the Clio PDAs during Expedition 3. |
AirmanPika
Member Posts: 21
From: Aurora, CO
Registered: Jul 2010
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posted 05-12-2012 08:10 PM
Ah ha! Thanks. I was trying to find pics from Expedition 3 that showed just that. I wonder if that's mine since my PDA has S/N 1001 and that's PDA1. |
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