Only never in Canada - dumb terminals

[Mike Stein]

And I have some in Toronto; Falco, ADM-11 and bits & pieces.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kenzie via cctalk" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Cc: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Only never in Canada - dumb terminals


>I have a several in Ottawa as well.  A few different brands, ASR, Dec, VC
> 
> ----- Richard Loken via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, ben via cctalk wrote:
>> 
>> > I am building a project that needs to use a Stand alone dumb terminal like a 
>> > VT 52 or Similar. Alas I can't find any low cost Hardware Solutions here in 
>> > Canada. Low cost with shipping under is $150 Canadian
>> > for me.Software terminal emulation is just a stop gap fix.
>> > Any ideas out there. Even a better search keyword than "dumb terminal"
>> > would help. Ben.
>> 
>> I have a couple Volker-Craigs in the attic doing nothing.  They are a
>> bit newer than a VT52 but they are pretty dumb and I am in Athabasca.
>> You can have them for free, you can get them soon if you come get them
>> yourself.  You can get them later if you wait for me to bring them to you.
>> 
>> Volker-Craigs were built out of TTL in Waterloo, Ontario between 1980
>> and 1985 and they do RS-232.  I probably have the service manual if I
>> look hard.
>> 
>> -- 
>>    Richard Loken VE6BSV           : "...underneath those tuques we wear,
>>    Athabasca, Alberta Canada       : our heads are naked!"
>>    ** rlloken at telus.net **         :    - Arthur Black
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