[TriLUG] Piece of History

[Scott Lambdin]

im just amused that google/gmail thinks I want to buy a typewriter


On 2/28/08, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com> wrote:
>
> Steel balls as I recall
>
> (hangs head in shame for hitting such a soft pitch)
>
> Dave
>
> Jim Ray wrote:
> > Yes, and you can change them depending on Pica or Elite font
> > preference...
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Brian Henning
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:19 PM
> >> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Piece of History
> >>
> >> So you're saying that Selectric Typewriters have BALLS!
> >>
> >> *snicker giggle snicker*
> >>
> >> ~B
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Mark Turner
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:13 PM
> >> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Piece of History
> >>
> >> Ah, yes. Time for another TriLUG "Geezer Thread." :-)
> >>
> >> Brian, your mention of the Selectric "terminal" brought back memories.
> >> My
> >> dad frequently brought home Selectrics from his job at IBM, so they
> >> were
> >> pretty familiar. One that had a fat cable on the back and could be
> >>
> > used
> >
> >> as a
> >> computer printer, albeit it printed at 15 cps. Wikipedia tells me it
> >> was
> >> one
> >> of the Selectric printer varieties:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric_typewriter#The_Selectric_as_
> >
> >> c
> >> omputer_terminal
> >>
> >> Compared to the pathetic quality of a dot matrix, a Selectric-made
> >> printout
> >> was often worth the wait!
> >>
> >> I still have a handful of Selectric typeballs I pocketed after Oculan
> >> closed
> >> its doors.  :-)
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Mark Turner
> >> www.markturner.net
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at bdmcc-us.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Darn, I guess it's my turn.  How about an IBM Selectric-based
> >>>
> >> "terminal"
> >>
> >>> with a 110 or 150 Baud modem built in, and attached to the Telephone
> >>> line, with a pair of cups ( acoustic coupler ) that you put the old
> >>> black telephone handset into.
> >>>
> >>>
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