16 Apr
2007
16 Apr
'07
5:03 p.m.
Richard wrote:
Dude! That is very similar to the 2741-ish terminal that I used in
1979 and ran at 134.5 baud. I have been looking high and low for even
a picture of this puppy and you got one, you lucky bastard! :-)
[snip]
If you want to unload that beast, just let me know as its something
I've really been looking hard for over the past couple of years!
--
I second that. I've been looking for Selectric based terminals, stand
alones, Durawriters, & console I/O writers for many years. Never found a
single one.
What a great find. I'll stand right behind Richard should you ever want to
part with it.
Billy
17 Apr
17 Apr
2 a.m.
The IBM MAG card Selectric's are not too hard to find. Their not cheap,
about $50 each, but I've found two in the last year.
I have not tried to interface one yet but I do have the manuals and
don't think it would be too hard. Also, they made a "Communications
MAG Card Typewriter" that has some sort of interface on it. I just
missed one a few months ago. Another thing to look out for is
the military I/O Selectric's. I bought two from govliquidation a few
years ago. Both have some damage from poor shipping though.
These have a big round military (ITT/Cannon) type connector and I have
yet to find any info on them. I was lucky to find them, they were listed
as "Human Communication Device, Typewriter"!
My real quest is a "Model B" I/O typewriter as was used on the IBM 1620,
model 1. Probably end up with a bunch of solenoids
under a standard typewriter!
Bob
Billy Pettit wrote:
Richard wrote:
Dude! That is very similar to the 2741-ish terminal that I used in
1979 and ran at 134.5 baud. I have been looking high and low for even
a picture of this puppy and you got one, you lucky bastard! :-)
[snip]
If you want to unload that beast, just let me know as its something
I've really been looking hard for over the past couple of years!
I second that. I've been looking for Selectric based terminals, stand
alones, Durawriters, & console I/O writers for many years. Never found a
single one.
What a great find. I'll stand right behind Richard should you ever want to
part with it.
Billy
3:01 a.m.
On 16 Apr 2007 at 23:00, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
My real quest is a "Model B" I/O typewriter
as was used on the IBM 1620,
model 1. Probably end up with a bunch of solenoids
under a standard typewriter!
It always seemed like that darned thing would fall to pieces after
awhile, particularly after the carriage returns.
Didn't Royal or one of the other typewriter manufacturers first offer
a solenoid-driven typewriter? Of course, there were the old
Teletypes with standard typewriter-style print bars.
Cheers,
Chuck
1:34 p.m.
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: On Apr 17, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Bob
Rosenbloom wrote:
The IBM MAG card Selectric's are not too hard to
find. Their not
cheap, about $50 each, but I've found two in the last year.
Where have you found them?
At first, I got two MAG CARD controller boxes from Weird Stuff
(Thanks to Lyle Bickley!). Then one typewriter section from Craigslist, in pretty poor
shape though. The last typewriter section was from ebay a few weeks ago (item:
220092969446).
I only had the seller ship the typewriter section attached to it's
controller card cage to keep shipping cost down.
Bob
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