I remember seeing a device that turned a selectric II into a printer... you
glued these little hooks on the top, and then attatched a doo-hickey with
about 92 little plungers, that basically typed the output. Wholey Kludgy
device, batman!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Selectric Terminal
> >>>>> "Patrick" == Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_computer-refuge.org> writes:
>
> Patrick> So, I decided "what the hell" and got one of these:
> Patrick> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3810203578
>
> Patrick> The auction calls it a Selectric model 731, and it's got a
> Patrick> 55 pin round "Mil Spec"-style connector on it.
>
> Patrick> Does anyone know anything about these? The only reference
> Patrick> I've found via Google is to using this model of Selectric on
> Patrick> a PDP-6.
>
> The link to "additional photos" is unfortunately broken. And I can't
> see the keyboard well enough to decipher the keycaps. That might
> provide a clue.
>
> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/ioSelectric/CE_instructionManual.pdf
> describes several Selectric models, including the 731. There are
> several other manuals in that directory (one has over 300 pages...)
> that might be helpful. I didn't see anything that describes the
> connector, though.
>
> paul
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 22 2004 - 09:38:53 BST