[Boatanchors] IBM Selectric Terminal

[Bob Macklin]

I'd bet they would pay to haul one of those away!

We had a line printer on a DEC PDP-11 DOS system. It used to EAT the 
ribbons.

The ribbons came with a pair of vinyl gloves and you really did need them!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
Cc: "Boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] IBM Selectric Terminal


> Or - if you're set on newer technology, really want a challenge, and
> like noise as well as mess - get an old 4248 impact printer. A ribbon
> as wide as a roll of paper towels and a nice viewing window into the
> sound-deadened cabinet.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>
> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com> wrote:
>> Just get an old TTY machine. They have "CHARACTER"!
>>
>> If you want ASCII code get a model 37!
>