Re: typewriter function for an impact printer?
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On 02/23/08 16:32, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> * Chuck Rhode <crhode@LacusVeris.com> [080223 10:42]:
>> Douglas A. Tutty wrote this on Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:02:24AM -0500.
>> My reply is below.
>>
>>> Perhaps I can get away without the VT520 if I can tell unix to use
>>> the printer as the console output and a USB keyboard as the console
>>> input.
>> You might be able to find a DecWriter in working condition.
>
> This is going to be fun to watch. As soon as there is a pause, the
> head of the Decwriter automatically slides about an inch to the side,
> in order for the last characters typed to be visible. This means
> that, if you are looking at the paper, you often are not quite sure
> where the next character is going to be placed.
>
> Be advised that the Decwriter uses tractor feed paper exclusively. I
> do not recall whether the Decwriter has a clutch on the paper drive
> sprocket.
Viva VMS!!! Long live PDP!!!
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"(Women are) like compilers. They take simple statements and
make them into big productions."
Pitr Dubovitch
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