16 Apr
2007
16 Apr
'07
7:44 p.m.
I received some Heathkit microcomputers (H8's)
that included a nice, but non-functional, Selectric based terminal. I cannot find any
manufactures name anywhere on it. Does anyone recognize it?
It looks like the Heath colors from the H8 series. I suspect it is a
very limited edition of a Heath terminal.
IBM supplied the Selectric as an OEM printer assembly that was used by
several companies for a printing terminal.
I think it came out of the IBM Mag Tape and Card wordprocessors. Quite
a few people were hacking them for use in early 8 bit home computers.
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
