IBM Selectric used as printer on Apple ][+

From: Charles A. Davis <cad_at_gamewood.net>
Date: Mon May 18 03:35:12 1998

Kip Crosby wrote:
>
> At 00:32 5/18/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi Folks:
> >I set up a software intercept on the output of a CoCo, and converted
> >from ASCII to EBCIDI (whatever), to use a Selectric as an output
> >printer.
> >Chuck
>
> Selectrics spoke EBCDIC?!! I mean, that makes sense, but....IBM's kind of
> sense.
>
> __________________________________________
> Kip Crosby engine_at_chac.org
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> Computer History Association of California

Yup!! That was the only problem to using it. It had the 'electronics'
interface built in already with it's own RS-232 connection. (You can
find _anything_ in Sou. CA)

Chuck

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