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title: "Experimenter’s Universal I/O Port"
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type: "product"
slug: "universal-i-o-port"
url: "http://localhost/product/universal-i-o-port/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/product/universal-i-o-port.md"
published_at: "2019-11-30T06:43:33+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-22T13:13:26+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
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excerpt: "Control and sense external devices using any TS computer. 8 bits parallel input, 8 bits latched output plus 2 handshaking lines. Easy to set up or reconfigure many times. This board forms the foundation of a series of software applications that teach concepts of port programming."
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price: 69.95
date: 1986
rarity: "Uncommon"
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# Experimenter’s Universal I/O Port

Control and sense external devices using any TS computer. 8 bits parallel input, 8 bits latched output plus 2 handshaking lines. Easy to set up or reconfigure many times. This board forms the foundation of a series of software applications that teach concepts of port programming.