17 Apr
2013
17 Apr
'13
1:28 p.m.
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:11:36 -0400
From: John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com>
Subject: Re: got my dot-matrix printer
[snip]
Last time I looked there was at least one vendor
online still selling
brand-new bulk ribbon (for you to wind yourself onto the old spools) so
there's still a fallback for TTYs or LA30s/LA36s/LA120s/etc. when the
ribbons finally get too tattered to re-ink.
John Wilson
D Bit
Do you recall the vendor's name? I've got several old printers (and
an ASR-33) that need ribbons.
Thanks,
Bob
17 Apr
17 Apr
7:13 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Vines" <bobvines00 at gmail.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: got my dot-matrix printer
I just got a ribbon for myASR33 in the uk via ebay
Catherine at SMCO.CO.UK
is the contact email , dont know if thay wil ship to the states though
Dave
Date: Tue, 16
Apr 2013 20:11:36 -0400
From: John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com>
Subject: Re: got my dot-matrix printer
[snip]
Last time I looked there was at least one vendor
online still selling
brand-new bulk ribbon (for you to wind yourself onto the old spools) so
there's still a fallback for TTYs or LA30s/LA36s/LA120s/etc. when the
ribbons finally get too tattered to re-ink.
John Wilson
D Bit
Do you recall the vendor's name? I've got several old printers (and
an ASR-33) that need ribbons.
Thanks,
Bob
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18 Apr
18 Apr
1:20 a.m.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 01:28:28PM -0400, Bob Vines wrote:
Do you recall the vendor's name? I've got
several old printers (and
an ASR-33) that need ribbons.
Aw man ... according to my bookmarks it was cfriends.com but it's a
cybersquatter now. That's really too bad.
For what it's worth, I bought an ASR33 ribbon off the shelf at my local
Office Max in the 1990s. Blew my mind, but it was smart of Teletype to use
a very common ribbon size. Geez this might even be it:
http://www.officemax.com/technology/ink-toner-ribbons/ribbons/porelon-ribbo…
... and if so it's in stock at three Office Maxes in my state, which is
pretty cool even if the nearest is 40 miles away.
John Wilson
D Bit
2:07 p.m.
On Apr 18, 2013, at 1:20 AM, John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com> wrote:
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 01:28:28PM -0400, Bob Vines
wrote:
Both Office Depot and Staples also stock continuous-feed paper
(online and in most stores I've been to). If you look hard
enough, you can find 14 7/8" wide as well as color bars as well.
It's usually sold as "computer paper", but other terms may work
for the search.
- Dave
Do you recall the vendor's name? I've
got several old printers (and
an ASR-33) that need ribbons.
Aw man ... according to my bookmarks it was cfriends.com but it's a
cybersquatter now. That's really too bad.
For what it's worth, I bought an ASR33 ribbon off the shelf at my local
Office Max in the 1990s. Blew my mind, but it was smart of Teletype to use
a very common ribbon size.
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