Weekly Classic Computer Trivia Question (20141215)

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Mon Dec 15 18:28:11 CST 2014


On 12/15/2014 03:43 PM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
> Where I worked the un-even text was referred to as "Dancing Text" .....

Heh.  The CDC 501 printer had a switch inside the cabinet (but 
accessible to operators) that was marked "high" and "low" speed. 
Basically, it offered the choice of "Do you want your output readable or 
do you want it fast?"

IIRC, the speeds were something like 500 LPM and 1000 LPM.

--Chuck




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