15 Feb
2006
15 Feb
'06
8:09 p.m.
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:55:02 +0000 (GMT)
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
Subject: Re: eBay Item Not Won: Vintage Digital DECWriter IV terminal,
DEC,
> Does anyone have DEC lineprinters or other
printers w/out keyboards in
> their collections? Pictures?
I've got at least one LA100 (receive-only) in
my collection (and I think
a KSR one with a keyboard).
Externally these look like a DECwriter 4, but have
redesigned internals,
with a printhead that's shiffted up and down mechancially to give twice
the verical resouliton (the NLQ font is printed in 2 passes, one with the
head in each posuition).
-tony
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Ah yes, that would be the Letterprinter 100 and the Letterwriter 100 respectively; I have a few of those myself awaiting a
trip to the dumpster, as
Why? I regard them as one of the more interesting dot-matrix printers of
the time. Not quite a Sanders, but higher resolution than it should be.
well as some parts & ribbons. Tony, I naturally
assume you have the
documentation set?
I think so. I certain;y have the Letterwriter 210 programmer's mamuals,
etc (and the control codes are much the same -- heck, the design is much
the same). I know I have the LA100 printset as well (which for some odd
reason doesn't include a schrmatic of the PSU).
Talking of old DEC printers, doea anyone know the LA324? It's more modern
(but still, I think, over 10 years old). I think it's 24 pin dot matrix,
can take a colour ribbon, and has 3 microcontrollers inside. I don't
think I do have the control codes for that one -- any ideas where I could
find them.
BTW, Tony, for someone as meticulous as you about some things, I'm
surprised to see so many typos in your messages lately; is this a hardware
or mushware problem, or none of my business?
Oh, a wetware problem, certainly. Too many late nights looking at obscure
bits of hardware. I need a holiday (I've not had one for 20 years), but
alas if I'm anywhere near old computer bits I can't resist fiddling with
them, and holidays far from computers cost money that I don't have...
-tony