PDP8 Paper Tape

From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Apr 7 11:34:23 1999

--- allisonp_at_world.std.com wrote:
> > > boxes of paper tapes labeled "262.1-S PDP-8 Printer Driver Source",
> > > "265.1-OB PDP-8 printer Diagnostic Object 1 of 3", and the other 2 boxes.

--- After _I_ wrote:
> > I myself cannot tell what printer those work with from the numeric portion
> > of the title, but I can say that just for parallel printers, OMNIBUS -8's
> > supported
> > the LA180, the LQP01 and LQP02. Common serial printers...

> You forget LE8, LP14, lp25 series of line printers.

I didn't forget them... I never knew about the LE8 nor the LP14, and I didn't
know that there was ever an interface for the LP25 for any model of 8. It's
all news to me.

> PDP-8s were used with large and faster line printers of the day.

I have only ever seen PDP-8's used with what would be termed "personal" class
printers.

> Also the LA30 DECwriter was a parallel interface at 30cps.

I have heard of the LA30. I didn't know it was parallel. Never seen one.


-ethan

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