Selectric Terminal

From: David V. Corbin <dvcorbin_at_optonline.net>
Date: Thu Apr 22 19:51:19 2004

It was right after the Model I came out, the expansion chassis (16K!) was
announced but not shipping. Audio cassette recording was the only storage.

My first "commercial" product was a universal tape duplicator [the only one
that could "make backups" of the popular Sargon Chess Game]! Of course it
contained code to prevent
It duplicating itself!!!!

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
>>> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:02 PM
>>> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
>>> Subject: Re: Selectric Terminal
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Cira 1976 I developed a custom (wirewrap) interface between a
>>> > Selectric 731 and the original TRS-80 model I.
>>>
>>> Doesn't that pre-date the model 1 ? :-)
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Could only get 9.5 chars per sec out of it though....
>>>
>>> Yes, but it sure beat copying down listings by hand. My
>>> first printer was the CGP115 -- one of those little
>>> 4-ballpoint-pen plotters using the Alps mechanism (the one
>>> used in the CBM 1520, one of the Atari printers, etc).
>>> It did 12 cps if you were lucky on 4" paper. But I could
>>> set it listing out my BASIC or assembler programs and come
>>> back when it had finished. It was a lot better than writing
>>> them down from the screen!
>>>
>>> -tony
Received on Thu Apr 22 2004 - 19:51:19 BST