IBM Selectric Terminals
Back in late 70's early 80's I purchased two used IBM Selectric Terminals at a computer show for cheap.
They couldn't be hooked up to a Personal Computer, but were used by IBM as some kind of dumb terminal, I imagen.
I had a Radio Shack TRS-80, and needed a printer.
The typewriter/terminals had solenoids in them so I built an interface that went between my computer and the Selectric.
Now I had a very slow, letter quality printer. Printing code was a long process, but very beautiful, and you could change the ball/font.
I wrote an article on the interface and sold it to one of the English UK Radio Electronics magazine for around $400, I think.
It certainly paid for the Selectric/Terminals.
Still have one of those terminals in my attic. Maybe I'll visit the interface again; yea, right.
CU
Tony Scarpelli
Biting the hand that feeds IT
