Documation M200, M600, M1000 card reader, circuit boards

Most recent revision date of this page, June 6 2024.

I acquired in 2014, several sets of small Documation M200 series card reader cards. They may also fit M600L and M1000L readers. This page describes them; contact me for more information and to order cards. If you want to duplicate cards you have, send photos of your cards and PC board numbers on the back like 1??0???X,? a digit and X is some revision A thru E or none; I will charge more to try to duplicate your cards as best I can. For my fuss and effort with you, I want more than scrap prices of course. Three boards weigh just under a pound, 10 close to 3 pounds. Prices based on effort and visual quality of boards. Shipping and PayPal fees extra.

I offer a variety of vintage computer circuit board cards. My "contact me" Web page describes my terms and ordering details. - Herb Johnson

Documation series circuit boards

On the Web

The Documation M200 tech manual is online at bitsavers.org. The manual shows a rack of six cards, boards number 1, 2, 4, 6 on the board extractor clips. Drawing numbers are 10407XX series.

The 1040353 sync card looks like board #3; 1040765 clock card looks like board #1 (#4?); 1040619 control card looks like board #6; 1040610B error card looks SIMILAR to board #2.

cards I have

Identification: The cards appear to be for the Documation M200, M600 or M1000 series of "tabletop" punch card readers. These cards have TTL chips from the late 1970's. Small boards with two edge connectors, many tagged as nonworking. First: they are numbered 1-6 on extractor clips. Second: There's an assembly or PC board number etched (in solder) on board, and usually some kind of part number too. The PC board numbers seem to follow a pattern: 104XXXX, or 164XXXX, or 124XXXX. Third: the board numbers are often followed by a letter, from A to E. In general industry, that means the circuit-board layout may have changed slightly, or components changed, or PC board suppliers changed: hard to tell.

Here are some sample sets.

carddoc_1.jpg 1 - clock card, 1040799 E w/ 4MHz crystal
carddoc_2.jpg 2 - 305658
carddoc_3.jpg 3 - 1640944
carddoc_4.jpg 4 - 104?799D - looks similar to #1
carddoc_6.jpg 6 - 1242972A

Here's a set of boards I had on hand, of the sort that might be from one reader.

Here's another of boards I had on hand, of the sort that might be from one reader.

Here's another of boards I had on hand. They are specificaly, 1640944, 1040649, 1040810A,1040799A.

extenders, edge connectors

An extender card. As of April 2021 I have TWO - The one with undamaged connectors has been sold. here's the other side. The second has both card connectors but has some damage to one, which may be repairable. The third has no card connectors but I have one loose to solder in: this board doesn't have gold-plated fingers, they look like "ENIG" (look it up under PC boards) and so much less shiny. People ask me about buying one of these and then choke on the price. Don't expect to buy them for $10-$20.

Here's a photo of all three. I've bought more edge-connectors to repair these cards. Contact me if you need card-edge connectors. 2 X 18 pins about 2-3/4 inches long across the connector pins - and DEEP, 3/10 inch. TRW 253 18 00 254.

Here's a pair of one-slot extender cards. For use you'd have to cut the sides less-wide, for fit. Not optimum but could be made to work. Ask me about a price at they are.

Here's an 18 pin edge connector next to a Documation card. NOtice it has no "ears". I'll use these to repair one of the extender cards. You may need some to repair your Documation reader; if your backplane accomodates the pins of the connector. I have several of these, unused, as of June 2024. Ask for details, measurements and price.

rough inventory

Sorry for the fuzzy images; use the images above for clearer examples. Counts of available cards by printed-circuit board number is in () parenthesis. These boards are of various revision, various repairs, various updates, etc. Zero warranty - zero.

Top left, with two toggle or pushbutton, sparce ICs: 310169, (7); 305658 (4)

Middle left, "error card", two toggle or pushbutton, populated, long cap on left: 1040824 (4), 1040810 (11), 104821 (1), 1540891 (1), 104060? (2).

Bottom left, "control card", one toggle switch, lots of disk caps on right, looks like this : 1040649 (12); 1041663 (11); 1242442 (3); 1040618 (1); 1040844 (1).

Middle right, "clock card" small or large oscillator in upper right corner, looks like this or looks like this: 1040799 (19).

bottom right, "error card", has resistor terminator on left edge and near center bottom row (white in photo): 400353-XX or 1640944 (37).

rough inventory

Top, long cap on upper left, long trimpot on lower right: 405660 (9), 12426280 (4), 410321 (8). Note much of the board is unpopulated including switch/pushbutton positions.

Bottom, long cap on upper left, toggle and pushbutton installed, long trimpot upper left-of-center: 1041664 (5)

Boards not photographed: 305824 (3), 1242243, 405221, 313331, 1842258.