There was also an article in a hobbyist magazine explaining how to do
a homebrew conversion of a Selectric typewriter to make a computer printer.
I know, because, as a kid, we were always on the outlook for a junk Selectric
that could be salvaged.
I doubt that a lot were converted, because Selectric typewriters were always
very expensive -- approaching the cost of "cheap" printers.
-Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:09 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Where have all the Selectrics gone?
In article <200603210948150860.2E82142A at 10.0.0.252>,
"Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
They didn't use ASCII, but rather a "tilt and
shift" code. There were a
couple of articles in some of the early computing mags about interfacing
them.
We must be talking about something other than the 2741 then, as it
used ASCII.
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ:
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/>
Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty
<http://pilgrimage.scene.org>