On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:29:06 -0400, Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:
> There are inkjet printers that support white ink (or pigment). Those are probably professional type machines, so they are likely to cost over $1000. Possibly you can find a service bureau that will do the job. I think I've
> seem them described as machines for making labels (to put onto bottles and boxes etc.). Epson makes them if I remember right, and there are likely to be others.
We have a couple @work to put datecodes, tracability numbers etc. on PCB assemblies, but they're probably more commonly used to print e.g. freshness dates directly onto cans, bottles etc. Ours are made by Markem Imaje in France, they can also do logos, 1D and 2D codes, and I _think_ there are white inks for them as well. They are also intended for integration into some machine or process as they depend on the material moving by and sensing its speed by an encoder. Ink droplets are continuously produced from a single nozzle and electrostatically deflected in 2 axes, either into a gutter inside the print head or out through the aperture and onto the medium. Using such to print onto clear adhesive label stock might be a start, but the resolution is hmmm...limited.
So long,
Arno
Interesting story (well maybe for some). For any of you who have followed
my projects, here is some context:
It is one and the same company who used both the Point 4 IRIS systems and
the Convergent Technologies MightyFrame systems that I have spent the last
3 years reconstructing and restoring. Some of the guys from that company
distinctly remember one single programmer, who was responsible for
programming (and possibly sourcing the hardware) for both of these systems
for them.
The programmer's name was Bruce, who's initials were BAM, and who worked
for a company in the Los Angeles California area called Future Dimensions,
back in the 1982-1985 area. It is also possible that he later had some
connection with Compuware around the same timeframe..
Anyway, I thought I would just put this "out there", to see if anyone
reading this might be this very Bruce, or someone who might know who he is.
He once wrote this program to run on login of their Point 4 IRIS system. He
also often commented his programs as the author as BAM.
#BASIC 2/CALLME
LIST
10 DIM A$[10],B$[50]
20 IF ERR 0 GOTO 40
30 INPUT ""A$
40 PRINT "\207\\233\*\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\215\\21 5\\215";
41 PRINT "CHUCK, THE LOCATION REPORT IS READY."
42 PRINT "ALSO, THE MODEL REPORT IS READY"
50 PRINT "\215\PLEASE CALL ME. BRUCE. TYPE '0' TO GET OUT OF THIS ";
60 INPUT A$
70 IF A$="0" CHAIN "VM."
80 GOTO 40
RUN
\?*
It's my hope that someone finds this at least humorous, maybe even silly,
if nothing else.
Thanks always,
-AJ
http://point4iris.comhttp://MightyFrame.comhttp://QICreader.com
We have several Atari in the museum's collection is this really rare? I
will have to go check which we have... we were given a bath of as new in
box cpu, monitors, etc etc... What is a good reference site
for us to come up to speed on this gear?
Thanks Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 9/28/2016 7:00:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
ethan at 757.org writes:
OMG RARE
On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, Curt Vendel wrote:
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:55:39 -0400
> From: Curt Vendel <curt at atarimuseum.com>
> Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Atari 1400XL for sale...
>
> I saw one of these go on Ebay recently and I'm considering sell my
1400XL.
> Looking for a respectable amount, so if you are interested, please don't
> offer low ball offers. Please contact me off list to discuss, thank you.
>
> http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits/xl/1400xl/1400.html
>
>
> Curt
>
>
>
>
--
Ethan O'Toole
I have a couple of BA23 based boxes and one BA11-M box that I haven't
powered on in a couple of years and would like to resurrect them into
working PDP11's.
How should I go about powering them up without doing any damage?
What is an appropriate load for the power supply?
Hi
White on clear labels- yes. Size, Content and expected price
to me please.
Rod (Panelman) Smallwood
--
*PDP-8/e PDP-8/f PDP-8/m PDP-8/i Front Panels ex Stock - Order Now*
> From: Ethan Dicks
> One aspect of it is that some of the labels are damaged
> ...
> Before embarking on spinning up a process, I thought I'd ask if anyone
> has already done so.
This definitely sounds like a place where it would be good to have one person
specialize in this, rather than everyone rolling their own.
I, for instance, could use a number of these labels (starting with the one
that lists the boards in the 11/45 CPU - although that one's black on white).
Anyone up for becoming label-meister?
Noel
Hi, All,
I'm restoring some stuff from the mid 1970s and a recent acquisition
was previously cleaned of mouse damage but needs to be sanded and
repainted by me. One aspect of it is that some of the labels are
damaged (but some can probably be masked and painted around). The
level of damage I'm talking about looks a bit like this...
http://fritzm.github.io/images/pdp11/h742-corrosion.jpg
Most of the item intact, but rust and scale to be cleaned, sanded,
primed and painted. The damage to the label in that pic is
representative.
I have access to all the modern tools, so it's easy to print black on
clear adhesive sheet, but not so much with white. Before embarking on
spinning up a process, I thought I'd ask if anyone has already done
so. In particular interest to me is the era from about 1965-1980,
>from PDP-8s through PDP-11s and VAX-11 machines, both CPUs and
peripherals. I would like to get close matches and I already know in
some cases, there just aren't close matches with modern TrueType font
files. I can, of course, just take photos of the label areas now,
restore the damage, and put on stickers some time in the future, but
doing it all at once has its own appeal
-ethan
then I head ho some lisa cases later had mc boards shoved in them!?
Ed#
In a message dated 9/28/2016 9:54:55 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
santo.nucifora at gmail.com writes:
I have this one one of my Lisa's as well. It's like a start up menu that
allows you to launch the Finder. That's all I ever do with it. I don't
know what the name is but it may be a part of specific version of MacWorks
Plus.
Sorry, I don't have any more info.
Santo
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Paul McJones <paul at mcjones.org> wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:15:42 +0000 (UTC)
> > From: steven stengel <tosteve at yahoo.com>
> > Message-ID: <916931269.6067118.1475054142110 at mail.yahoo.com>
> >
> >
> > What is this unusual Apple Lisa display - some sort of diagnostics?
> >
> > http://oldcomputers.net/temp/lisa.jpg
>
> I suspect it is a Macintosh utility (Disk Copy?) Lisas could run
Macintosh
> software using something called MacWorks.
>
>
Hi,
I had heard many years back that the DOS version of WPS could
read and open DEC AI1 files. I was able to get a copy of WPSDOS and
tried to no avail. Anyone have any luck opening AI1 files on a PC
computer in DOS or Windows to get a file to open with all of the proper
formatting and settings? I can open raw with notepad but much of it
is buried is formatting code, I'd like to be able to properly open up a
file with its formatting in tacked.
Thanks,
Curt
I saw one of these go on Ebay recently and I'm considering sell my
1400XL. Looking for a respectable amount, so if you are interested,
please don't offer low ball offers. Please contact me off list to
discuss, thank you.
http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits/xl/1400xl/1400.html
Curt
