2 Dec
2020
2 Dec
'20
4:05 a.m.
On 12/1/20 7:28 PM, Tony Aiuto via cctalk wrote:
Oh.. That brings back memories. We had a Votrax with a
serial interface in
the computer room.
I configured it as a printer so I could yell into the room..
echo Hey Alan. Look at the console and change the tape to the one requested
| lpr -Pvotrax
That's actually... useful. I've never really known what people did with
them, beyond the occasional little bit of amusement.
I've got a serial-interfaced one based around an RCA 1802 which I last had
hooked up to an Apple II a few years ago, but it's one of those "cool to
have" things rather than really serving any purpose.