What's a "computer console" selectric called?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri May 28 23:16:44 1999

On Fri, 28 May 1999, James Willing wrote:

> >Seems to me that I recall just that approach in some of the early attempts
> >at printer graphics with CP/M.
>
> Or in the case of some software I wrote WBW...
>
> When some of the first letter-quality (daisy wheel and thimble) printers
> came out, we quickly found that you could micro-step the print carriage and
> platen.
>
> Now, how many '.' fingers on the print wheels do you think we wore out once
> we started teaching these printers to be plotters?!

Probably went from '.' to '*' to '#' to ' '!

                                                 - don
 
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