Announcing Cadetwriter

[Dave Babcock]

The Cadetwriter flyer can be found at:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yhxq788j8g6j2sz/Cadetwriter%20Flyer.pdf?dl=0

One sharp-eyed person who actually read my post, Steve Tockey, noticed 
that I had switched the software running on the replicas. The real demos 
will be:

         *  ALTAIR 8800 replica (Chris Davis) via RS-232 running MITS 
Extended 16K BASIC (Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Monte Davidoff)
         *  PiDP-8/I replica (Oscar Vermeulen) via USB running OS/8

That'll teach me to do a quick posting before I get in the car for a 
6-hour drive to VCF.

Thanks,
Dave


On 8/1/2019 9:15 AM, Dave Babcock via cctech wrote:
> To all,
>
> After several more months of delays - personal and project issues - 
> Cadetwriter is being released.  [Cadetwriter is the official name of 
> our general-purpose, Wheelwriter-based Computer Terminal.]  The public 
> unveiling will be at this weekend's VCF West at the Computer History 
> Museum in Mountain View, California. Attached is a flyer on the device.
>
> At the show we'll be demonstrating the Cadetwriter connected to:
>         *  IBM 1620 Jr. via USB & proprietary protocol
>         *  ALTAIR 8800 replica (Chris Davis) via RS-232 running OS/8
>         *  PiDP-8/I replica (Oscar Vermeulen) via USB running MITS 
> Extended 16K BASIC (Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Monte Davidoff)
>         *  Windows laptop via USB and a USB->RS-232 adapter
>
> Our plan for the show is to invite anyone with a computer having an 
> RS-232 or USB port to try out Cadetwriter with their computer. We're 
> hoping for a lot of takers
>
> We're finishing getting the documentation written or updated and 
> everything uploaded to GitHub.  It should all be available next week.
>
> We appreciate your patience.
>
> Thanks,
> IBM 1620 Jr. Team
>
>