2 Dec
2004
2 Dec
'04
4:25 p.m.
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350 Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
2 Dec
2 Dec
5:03 p.m.
I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is not a serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350
Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
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www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
5:41 p.m.
Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF I can find the messanger
module. Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing? Can you tell me briefly
what the module looked like?
Joe
At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is not a
serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350
Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
6:31 p.m.
The Messenger Module was a small beige and brown box, cast aluminum with
a 18 inch DB9M pigtail and a power cord attached. There was a dip
switch bank, Cen36 parallel port and DB25F serial port on the back end.
There was a red led on the other end. It was strictly an output device,
when the MM was active, the keyboard was shut down.
James
Joe R. wrote:
Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF I can
find the messanger
module. Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing? Can you tell me briefly
what the module looked like?
Joe
At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is
not a serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350
Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
6:36 p.m.
Over the next couple of months, as I upack my collection after my move,
I'll look on the off chance that I didn't chunk the module. If I find
it, it's yours for the shipping costs.
James
Joe R. wrote:
Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF I can
find the messanger
module. Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing? Can you tell me briefly
what the module looked like?
Joe
At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is
not a serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350
Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
3 Dec
3 Dec
2:06 a.m.
Great, Thanks. Do you happen to have a manual for the 350? If could I
get a photocopy? Or borrow it long enough for Al to scan it?
Joe
At 11:36 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
Over the next couple of months, as I upack my
collection after my move,
I'll look on the off chance that I didn't chunk the module. If I find
it, it's yours for the shipping costs.
James
Joe R. wrote:
Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF
I can find the messanger
module. Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing? Can you tell me briefly
what the module looked like?
Joe
At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is
not a serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350
Messenger electronic
typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
Joe
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
2:30 a.m.
I haven't a clue. There are almost 200 boxes of computer stuff to
sort. If I find anything it's yours.
James
Joe R. wrote:
Great, Thanks. Do you happen to have a manual for
the 350? If could I
get a photocopy? Or borrow it long enough for Al to scan it?
Joe
At 11:36 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
--
www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers
Over the next couple of months, as I upack my
collection after my move,
I'll look on the off chance that I didn't chunk the module. If I find
it, it's yours for the shipping costs.
James
Joe R. wrote:
Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF I
can find the messanger
module. Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing? Can you tell me briefly
what the module looked like?
Joe
At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
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I owned one of those in the mid eighties. It is
not a serial port.
There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had
both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the
typewriter. I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my
ex-wife kept my typewriter.
James
Joe R. wrote:
>I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350 Messenger electronic
>typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
>hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
>Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
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> Joe
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