23 Nov
2008
23 Nov
'08
10:11 a.m.
Are DEC Letterprinter 100's in nice, working, non-noticeably-yellowed
condition worth anything at present? Or are they pretty much recycling
fodder?
Thanks,
JS
23 Nov
23 Nov
12:41 p.m.
From: <js at cimmeri.com>
Are DEC Letterprinter 100's in nice, working, non-noticeably-yellowed
condition worth anything at present? Or are they pretty much recycling
fodder?
Don't know if they are worth anything, I've never had to pay for one - they
just keep arriving here!
They are useful though, as they correctly emulate a Teletype and allow
overprinting, which most modern printers don't, but I suppose that's only
useful if you have an interest in ASCII art!
Jim.
1:27 p.m.
From: <js at cimmeri.com>
I have no idea what they're worth either. I was given a couple with my
11/730 system... IIRC the Letterprinter is the RO (no keyboard) model,
the Letterwriter is the KSR (with keyboard) one.
Are DEC Letterprinter 100's in nice, working, non-noticeably-yellowed
condition worth anything at present? Or are they pretty much recycling
fodder?
Don't know if they are worth anything, I've never had to pay for one - they
just keep arriving here! They are useful though, as they correctly emulate a
Teletype and allow
overprinting, which most modern printers don't, but I suppose that's only
useful if you have an interest in ASCII art!
It's a 9 pin dot-matrix head which is tilted mechanically (a pair of
solenoids shuttling a shaped core to and fro inside the carriage) to give
18 pin resolution in 2 passes. I find them interesting because of that
curious mechanism.
-tony
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