[GreenKeys] Model 40, Anyone?

[Paul Kasley]

Interestingly, I can open a putty session and type 
one-character-at-a-time and hear each keystroke on the printer. It does 
not need to buffer an entire line. I'll look into the service book for 
enlightenment.

-w9ts, E36736

On 6/12/2020 23:10, kn7sfz wrote:
> And what might happen if you dropped the link to 300 or even 110bps?  
> Is there some kind of buffer that would wait and print an entire line 
> when ready or would the CPS just drop?
>
> Love experiments!
>
> I've got an old Centronics 781 that is neat to watch in 
> action......might just make yootoob video sometime.
>
> de kn7saf
>
>
>
> On 6/12/2020 8:31 PM, Paul Kasley wrote:
>>
>> 240 CPS / 2400bps
>>
>> I don't have flow control connected so talking to it any faster 
>> causes bits to fall on the ground. I have a spare typing unit without 
>> the type belt that I can take some pix of later. I do have a spare 
>> belt but I'm not sure that I have the pallets to load it.
>>
>> -w9ts
>>
>> There's a print hammer for each column that strikes the paper from 
>> behind and pushes the paper into the ribbon and the type pallet. This 
>> is an 80 column unit.
>>
>> On 6/12/2020 22:16, kn7sfz wrote:
>>> I for one would LOVE to see the printing mechanism.  Perhaps there's 
>>> a manual with a blowup online somewhere?
>>>
>>>
>>> Wonder what the CPS is....hmmm
>>>
>>> That was neat....thanks mucho!
>>>
>>> Richard kn7sfz
>>>
>
>
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