I want to find out more information about this computer right here I know it's made by a company called Gentec, which is an Australian company and this is the computer here, please find info about it and tell me, I know the model is GT 4000 and the serial number is 4908 but idk how I came across this but it just looks so cool!

It looks fairly typical of the terminals used by businesses prior to the 80's (and a bit beyond). The unit would have been fairly light on processor power and memory, with file storage and most program execution being done on a central unit.

Other than that, I can't tell. I could not find anything under the GENTEC name, and GT-4000 is a ridiculously common model name (or so Google seems to suggest).

Well thanks, so my terminal must be a 70s terminal? Sweet!

Well, probably. The U.S. Coast Guard was using a CTOS system up through the early 90's. It was a modular system about a half step above dumb terminal. The units were usually configured to run on a central CPU rather than independently. Lots of other businesses hung on to this model far past the personal computer revolution.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Well, probably. The U.S. Coast Guard was using a CTOS system up through the early 90's. It was a modular system about a half step above dumb terminal. The units were usually configured to run on a central CPU rather than independently. Lots of other businesses hung on to this model far past the personal computer revolution.

Maybe I can try and find another one like this? I'm sure it's a personal computer, but it doesn't have a disk drive connector :/

Yep. Only the keyboard, line (for the network), and printer. This is why I'm pretty sure it's a dumb terminal.

Given the RS-232 connector, it might have even worked through a modem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_terminal

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Yep. Only the keyboard, line (for the network), and printer. This is why I'm pretty sure it's a dumb terminal.

Could be a rare PC or a rare government computer

Update on it: the CRT actually works but you can barely see the screen, and btw does anyone have an rs232 connector to Ethernet converter I can have? Because I want to test this terminal and its functions