u/Ambitious_Bite446

Recently recovered what appears to be a fairly complete Varityper 560 phototypesetting system from the late 1970s / early 1980s.
The setup includes:
• Original card cage / chassis
• CPU boards with DM74181 ALUs
• Bipolar RAM boards (N82S09)
• Character generator boards
• Disk controller logic
• DRAM / SRAM memory boards
• Ribbon cable interfaces and original backplane
The architecture is especially interesting because it’s built almost entirely from discrete TTL logic and microcode PROMs rather than a modern microprocessor design.
I’m currently cleaning and documenting the system and trying to preserve as much information as possible about the hardware.
Some highlights:
• Bit-slice style CPU design
• Bipolar RAM technology
• Industrial phototypesetting hardware
• Original Varityper optics/chassis components
• Late-70s TTL engineering
Would love to hear from anyone who has experience with Varityper systems, phototypesetting equipment, or similar TTL-era machines.
I may eventually let the complete setup go to a serious collector/restorer, so feel free to message me if you’re genuinely interested in the project.

For more

https://imgur.com/gallery/vm-1VaHV3V

[S] [LBY] Vintage Industrial Lens Set – Rodenstock / Fuji / JML/ Wilon – $1300

Selling a rare collection of 7 vintage industrial / enlarger lenses from an old phototypesetting system.

Included:
• Rodenstock 210mm
• Rodenstock 150mm
• Rodenstock 80mm (x2)
• Wilon 50mm
• Fuji Photo Optical lens 50mm
• JML Varityper lens 84mm

Condition:
• Clean glass overall
• No major scratches
• No visible fungus
• Solid metal construction
• Vintage industrial / darkroom optics

Great for:
• Collectors
• Experimental photography
• Cine / projection projects
• Optical enthusiasts
• Vintage equipment restorations

Price:
$1300 USD for the complete set

Location:
Tripoli, Libya 🇱🇾

International shipping available via DHL.
PayPal Goods & Services accepted.

Timestamp/photos:
https://imgur.com/a/QuDocO2

I recently acquired what appears to be a mostly complete Varityper 560 TTL-based system.

The set includes:
- Backplane
- CPU boards
- RAM boards
- Control logic boards
- Bipolar RAM ICs (including N82S09 devices)
- Ribbon cables and original industrial boards

I’ve been researching the system and trying to document the hardware architecture. It seems to use bit-slice style TTL logic and industrial phototypesetting hardware from the late 1970s / early 1980s.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has worked with Varityper systems, repaired one, or has documentation/catalogs/manuals.

Additional photos:
[https://imgur.com/gallery/vm-1VaHV3V\]

I can also post close-up photos of individual boards and chips if anyone is interested.