[Boatanchors] IBM Selectric Terminal

[Howard Weinstein]

Hi Glenn,

I see that you rode Boomers - NAV ET? I served on a diesel and 637 attacks in the 70's and 80's - RM. 

I believe that there was a thermal printer for SINS on the boat. It was similar to the one we used for printing out DF cuts from the BRD-7 RDF system in Radio. Does memory serve me correctly?

Yeoman's "pooka" had an IBM Selectric bolted to his "desk" outboard port side opposite the radio room.  Yeoman's striker unbolted and removed it when we pulled into Ocho Rios Jamaica for a liberty call and sold it in a local pawn shop... I think he is still in Leavenworth...

Merry Christmas

de Howie K3HW

--- On Sun, 12/26/10, Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] IBM Selectric Terminal
> To: "Keith Densmore" <densmore at kaponline.com>, Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 6:17 PM
> We used these as an output device on
> the SSBN Navigation system.
> They were used originally for the output device for the
> SINS (ships 
> Inertial Navigation System).
> Later it was used with the computer writer adapter as a
> diagnostic 
> output device for the CNC (Central Navigation Computer).
> These were hard to maintain if used a lot as the tilt
> and/or rotate 
> tapes would get off a little and cause misprinted symbols.
> I guess the Selectric lasted longer as a typewriter because
> the 
> typist speed was slower than the computer could drive the
> Selectric.
> The SINS techs hated it when the CNC techs had to do long
> diagnostics 
> as the SINS techs had to maintain the Selectric.
> We only had one on board and if The SINS needed certain
> calibrations, 
> the Selectric was a required output device.
> 
> I would not consider this to be a viable, current, output
> device.
> 
> Years ago when laser printers and ink jet printers were not
> 
> available, they were an alternative.
> 
> I wish you luck with you endeavors.
> 
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
> 
> 
> At 05:18 PM 12/26/2010, Keith Densmore wrote:
> >Greetings,
> >Hope everyone survived Christmas!
> >
> >This is sorta OT, but I don't know who else to ask.
> >As a project, I'd like to configure an old IBM
> Selectric as a computer
> >printer/teletype terminal.
> >
> >I know some companies modified the typewriters into
> terminals  back in the
> >early '80's. One such enterprise was the Data-Trans
> 1000 which converted the
> >IBM into a 300 baud ASCII terminal.
> >
> >Actually, there is an old ad for one currently on epay
> >190361445421
> >
> >Anyone happen to know any possible source for the
> hardware/software to do
> >the conversion??
> >
> >Thanks, all the best,
> >Keith ve3ts
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >************************************************************************************
> >This footnote confirms that this email message has been
> scanned by
> >PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code,
> vandals & 
> >computer viruses.
> >************************************************************************************
> >
> >
> >
> >______________________________________________________________
> >Boatanchors mailing list
> >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> >Post: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> >
> >List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> >** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com **
> >
> >
> >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> Boatanchors mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> 
> List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com ** 
> 
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>