Discussion of large systems

On 2 Nov, 2006, at 18:00, cctech-request at classiccmp.org wrote: We used to have a V80 on long term loan from Versatec so we could develop a 'GreenSheet' interface card for the NuBus slots in the older Macs along with driver software to drive their wide (up to six foot) electrostatic and Laser printers. It never gave us any problems, so few moving parts to give trouble. I wonder, can you still get the bottles of toner or do you mix your own? On the subject of peripherals, my 1301 has a card reader, card punch, line printer, paper tape reader (Elliott type) and a non standard paper tape punch (Teletype BRPE). I'm not sure if the drums really count as peripherals, but I have two connected, 12000 words by 48 bits and of course the mag tape drives from my recent e-mail. The second machine has card reader, card punch, printer, one drum and more tape decks (13 in total). More modern, I have an Apple Imagewriter 2 and some of the older Apple parallel printers made by C.Itoh to connect to the Apple 3 and the Lisa. Shortly before I joined the list we chucked out one of the original Apple Laserwriters and their DaisyWheel printer. They both still worked but took up too much space (and the LaserWriter made a lot of Ozone). If anyone has one of the old HP electrostatics printers (A1 size or D size to the guys in the states), I still have some bits from it, the ink pump, the big transformer and some rollers. I have quite a few manuals for pen plotters and some printers from the eighties if anyone is lacking a manual for their plotter.