3 May
1998
3 May
'98
7:26 a.m.
I once saw one of these w/CRT and two floppy drives at a thrift store.
It looked quite old ;) I tried it out, coudn't really tell how to
use it, and didn't bother to take it. The thing on the screen looked
a bit vi-like. Another thing that's more complicated than it should
be...
Yes, you read correctly. One of the local thrift
stores turned up a
Xerox
'MemoryWriter 630' for all of $8.00. Since I
was in the market for
something to fill out forms with, and curious about the MW series in
any
case, I picked it up (with a grunt -- these are not
light!).
It's built very robustly inside, and appears to be based heavily on
the
8085 chip. The design and layout resemble (no surprise)
the Diablo 630
series daisywheel terminals. A good vacuuming and a little oiling later
and
it works just great. Original manufacture date is
around 1984 (based on
the
date codes I found on the components).
No CRT on this one, though I understand that was one option. If anyone
happens to have a user's guide, accessories, options, or diskettes for
this
beast, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin(a)jps.net)
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our
own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of
them..."
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