10 Apr
2019
10 Apr
'19
9:56 a.m.
I would like to emulate a TTY, using a daisywheel
typewriter.
Well, there are Qume and Diablo.? Diablo was bought by Xerox, so some
of
them carry that label.
Most of the stand-alone versions had serial (RS-232) ASCII interface. I? remember? in '79? ?a? KSR? Diablo? was? ?the?
dream? KSR? printing? terminal? and? ?cost? like? ?3? grand? Oh? how? we? used? to? dream
of having one of these? back then!
We? do have? one in the museum's? collection...? although? ?have not attempted to
power up? to use.
My first computer printer was a DTC-300. Diablo HyType 1 KSR.
Non-detachable stand.
Given to me by a friend who I gave a car to.
I created the manuscript for my Honda book on it.
TRS80 model 1 with "Electric Pencil"
I printed out drafts as 80 columns on 15" paper. Centered and double
spaced for the editor, flush left for the illustator, who loved having
a big chunk of space alongside to doodle in. Used to be able to get wide
paper with both edge tear-offs, AND a tear-off to reduce to 8.5x11.
One time, I got FOUR of them at John Craig's Computer Swap America.
Bringing them home in a Honda Civic was "interesting". Always have a
couple of skeins of rope in the trunk.
Getting rid of them when I closed my office in 2001 was "interesting".
But, a really great guy rescued me, and took truckloads of computer stuff
that nobody else would. Thank you, Sellam!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com