On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 10:48 PM Jon Elson via cctalk
wrote:
> Yes, there were a number of Versatec models for different
> paper sizes and pixel density.
Does anyone else have one in their collection?
I have an ICL-badged V80 which has a GPIB interface to link it to a
PERQ. I also have the sche
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:45 AM Christian Kennedy via cctalk
wrote:
While on the topic of odd IBM mass storage systems, does anyone recall
an IBM system that used rotating carousels holding sheets of magnetic
material? The carousel would rotate to position the selected sheet into
the read/writ
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:45 AM Christian Kennedy via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> While on the topic of odd IBM mass storage systems, does anyone recall
> an IBM system that used rotating carousels holding sheets of magnetic
> material? The carousel would rotate to position the sel
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> On Apr 13, 2024, at 10:20, Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
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>
>
>> On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:
On 4/12/24 20:55, ben via cctalk wrote:
Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
I bought a surplus desktop key to tape machine made by
Pertec. It had a 7" 9-track drive in it, a small core
memory and a field of light bulbs to show the read-back
contents, as well as the ke
On 4/12/24 20:21, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 12, 2024, at 7:48 PM, Van Snyder via cctalk
wrote:
... The other was to print on its "whippet"
printer, a very fast electrostatic printer that put soot onto a thermal
paper that was then heated to "fix" it. There was a huge variac under
Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
My wife did, sort of: for a while she worked with IBM MT/ST word processors.
Those were very early word processing systems that used a custom magnetic tape
cartridge for storage and
At 10:00 AM 4/13/2024, Paul Berger wrote:
The problem with a lot of these old machines was they relied on a lot of
electro-mechanical devices that would today be replaced by electronics
and a few simple actuators. These mechanical devices need to be
adjusted and maintained and have lots of part
Memories are fuzzy.
I think I remember a device that wrote to a magnetic tape, where the tape
written to just fell into...something like a very wide vacuum column from a
tape drive, not taken up on a spool. Maybe it had a keyboard, but it's input
actually came in over (dial-up?) tty-like seria
On Sat, 2024-04-13 at 12:54 -0700, Van Snyder wrote:
As a freshman, I noticed that the HP Digital Slide Rule 6-digit pocket
calculator was only $600. I suggested to myy college buddy Ed Kelm that it
ought to be possible to build a desk calculator that used a TV for the display.
That never happen
On Sat, 2024-04-13 at 07:58 +0100, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote:
> > -Original Message-From: ben via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org>Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2024 2:56 AMTo:
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org
> > Cc: ben Subject: [cctalk] Other input
> > devices.
> > Did any one ever use a
On 4/13/24 11:22, Michael Thompson via cctalk wrote:
>>> On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:55 PM, ben via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
>>
>> My wife did, sort of: for a while she worked with IBM MT/ST word
>> processors. Those were very early word proce
On Sat, 2024-04-13 at 13:22 -0400, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
> > On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:55 PM, ben via cctalk
> > wrote:
> > Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
>
> My wife did, sort of: for a while she worked with IBM MT/ST word
> processors. Those were very early wor
> > On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:55 PM, ben via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
>
> My wife did, sort of: for a while she worked with IBM MT/ST word
> processors. Those were very early word processing systems that used a
> custom magnetic tape cartridg
On 4/13/24 10:20, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> PLATO was the system where a whole lot of early games first appeared,
> especially multi-player games. Among them were any number of variations of
> "Star Trek" inspired ones. While you couldn't refresh a screen full of space
> ships in m
On 4/13/24 12:20, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:49 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
On 2024-04-12 7:23 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 12, 2024, at 5:54 PM, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk
wrote:
...
my favorite terminal 3190 that was neon gas, so monochrome, but could ta
> On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:55 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
My wife did, sort of: for a while she worked with IBM MT/ST word processors.
Those were very early word processing systems that used a custom magnetic tape
cartridge for sto
> On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:49 PM, ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> On 2024-04-12 7:23 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>>> On Apr 12, 2024, at 5:54 PM, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> ...
>>> my favorite terminal 3190 that was neon gas, so monochrome, but could take
>>> 5 addresses, and
On Sun, Apr 07, 2024 at 12:05:32PM -0600, ben via cctalk wrote:
> On 2024-04-07 5:57 a.m., Christian Groessler via cctalk wrote:
> > On 4/6/24 5:37 PM, Mike Norris via cctalk wrote:
> > > Additional
> > > I would like £5 beer money for this one please!
> > > Writing Open VMS Alpha Device Drivers in
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