12 Feb
2006
12 Feb
'06
2:12 p.m.
--- Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:
On Saturday 11 February 2006 16:29, Chuck Guzis
wrote:
I would attribute the price to a buyer with deep pockets, perhaps he
will de-lurk. I never understood the appeal of the Decwriter IV, or
any other platen-ed teleprinters with pinfeed, tractor feed, or other
auto-jamming mechanisms.
Then again, they did look nice, and had keyboard feel on par with the
first-generation C. Itoh 101, superior to any VT100 or VT220.
There are still quite a few PDP-11, VAX, and Alpha end-users out there,
who need replacement parts. I happily sold my Decwriter IV two years
ago for a king's ransom to a gentleman with an alarm monitoring system.
Those needing KSR units don't have many options.
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On 2/11/2006 at 1:18 PM Richard wrote:
>Umm... is this really the typical going price for a DECWriter IV,
>or is it another ebay frenzy?
That it's actually working is more impressive to me; I have had 2 for
2 with
symptoms of a bad power supply. The latest one (which I still have)
is
waiting patiently for me to have time to fix it.