In article <5BC121186B788C48A0EE35A16FD0D34D036623 at wdscexbe01.sc.wdc.com>, "Billy Pettit" <Billy.Pettit at wdc.com> writes: Join the club! I've been looking for one for years now. Its hard to even find *pictures* of these puppies on the net. I've had searches running on ebay for over a year and they've never burped out a hit. The model I remember using was turquoise in color and had the silver square IBM model number plate on it (although I can't remember the model). It took a type ball element, and had a keyboard similar to a selectric, but the physical enclosure was all different. Behind the typewriter was a big portion of the enclosure that presumably had the control electronics. It did not have an integrated acoustic coupler, was not integrated into a desk (pictures of "Model 2741" units on the net show the integrated desk version) and ran at 134.5 baud. I was using it in 1979/1980 and even then it was old, but it was an inexpensive way to get "letter quality" output on a terminal. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Billy Pettit wrote: I have one that I posted about several years ago though its not for sale. You might be able to find the post in the list archive. It was modified to work as a printer for a TRS-80 model 1. It has a special interface box that the TRS-80's printer cable connects to. It came with a Selectric typewriter service manual when I got it from the original owner, but that manual doesn't exactly cover the whole unit as it isn't a true typewriter. The keys would not do anything the last time I had it set up. I think when the modifications were made to it the keys were disabled somehow. I plan to fully restore it to working condition one of these days... -Toth