What's a "computer console" selectric called?

From: Derek Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri May 28 20:23:26 1999

Tony Duell wrote:

> As an aside, there have been laser printer interfaces where the host
> computer gets to control the laser engine control signals directly,
> rather than talking to a 'formatter board' that turns
> text/graphics/postscript/whatever into a suitable bitmap for printing.

[...]
> The standard PERQ laser printer interface was like this, and I've seen
> similar interface cards for PCs, Atari STs and Acorn Archimedes machines

I think the Amstrad PCW printer works the same way. I can't check the FAQ
right now, but IIRC one item says, "How can I connect my Amstrad printer to
another machine? How can I connect another printer to the Amstrad?"
(Answer: Basically, you can't.) I don't remember if that printer is a
laser, inket, or matrix printer.

> I've seen (and probably still have somewhere) plastic daisywheels with a
> metal pin for the '.' , just to make the last a little longer when used
> like this.

Were there a couple of other commonly-reinforced pins, like 'e'?

-- Derek
Received on Fri May 28 1999 - 20:23:26 BST