[GreenKeys] simulators and TTYs

[Jeffrey D Angus]

On 12/13/2013 8:34 PM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote:
> You could always look at the old UNIXes (V5, V6 and V7) and see if
> they ever supported having an ITA2/USTTY machine as a user terminal (I
> think V7 may have support for the I/O Selectric, but don't quote me on
> that)
I have to share this.

While working at TRW in 1973-77, I acquired one of the "special"
golf balls for an IBM I/O Selectric.

Periodically, I would sneak into the office and switch balls on the
secretary's typewriter.

Of course, it printed gibberish. They would call the lab where I
worked and asked if I could fix it for them.

I'd head up to the office, "Tell ya what, why don't you hustle
down to the cafeteria and get me a doughnut and a cup of
coffee. I'll have it fixed by the time you get back."

I did that for two years.

Jeff-1.0
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