Terminet30 - Actually,

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue Jun 1 17:39:49 2004

>
> The saga : I went back to Goodwill this morning and the Terminet30 was still
> sitting in the same spot OUTSIDE the store in an alcove. I went in and asked
> for a stealdeal but ended up 'donating' 20 bucks for it. Backed up my Saturn

I think I donated \pounds 10.00 to a charity for my first Termiprinter.

> wagon and found out why it was still sitting in the alcove. Must weigh 80
> pounds.

They are not light :-)

> The thing is in very good condition, no dents or dings or cracks that I can
> see. Inside is very clean. Console, as you will see, is perfect. Keys still
> have a very solid feel. Underneath the console there was a yellow tag that

The keys are magnetically encoded. Each key rail has an I-core on it,
which couples to a U-core fitted throug the keyboard PCB when the key is
pressed. There's a drive line that loops through each U-core, and lines
for each bit and their inverse, which loop or don't loop through each
U-core as appropriate (For each bit, either the normal or inverted line
loops trhough each core). Pressing a key induces pulses in the appropiate
output lines.

That keyboard has one of the nicest feels of anything I have ever used.

> said "do not use" so who knows what is wrong with it but it looks great.
> I hefted it to my backyard shed, thank goodness for my kids' little red
> wagon. There it sits with the console and tape unit removed. Nothing else
> would come apart, the damn selectric on the top is where all the weight is I

The ICL Termiprinters do come apart, but it's quite a long job.... I have
had to do it on occasion...

-tony
Received on Tue Jun 01 2004 - 17:39:49 BST