[GreenKeys] [Bulk] Re: C-64 to drive Mdl. 15 TTY (and probablyothers..)

[Dave Horsfall]

On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, drlegendre . wrote:

> You're right, I have never so much as put my hands on a mechanical 
> printer the likes of an M15 - I had no idea they lacked EOL sensing / 
> automatic CR. And since there's essentially zero flow control, the 
> printer can't toggle a control line (like DTR) to give the carriage time 
> to return and settle. 

Ah, the days before things like flow control, when we had to use carefully
timed delays (and that was just on video terminals!).

For extra jollies, ask a Young Thing (tm) on which side the carriage 
return lever is on a typewriter...

Warning: you might have to explain what a "typewriter" is as well.

> On another note, I was searching eBay for "male male cable", and kept 
> getting listings with "female" in them. So I switched to "male male 
> cable -female".

Oh dear...

> Now eBay is pushing gay male-themed listings on me in the right column 
> targeted adverts. That's some AI there.. ;-)

Don't even think of searching for "straight" or "cross-over" cables in 
that case...  Especially with male or female fittings.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."
 I'll support shark-culling when they have been observed walking on dry land.