Ah, bold John, very bold.. :-)
"..I think it was the Arizona School of Mining and Technology (it's
been a long time) had a machine with the normal IBM 1443? slide-bar
printer attached. It could print 144 cols wide and was noted for the
large type bar that slid back and forth with hammers behind each
print position timed to hit the correct character as it passed. Well,
the students at the school were printing thesis docs and the
printer's MTBF was something like .."
I think the link is: http://www.thegalleryofoldiron.com/2044.HTM
Graeme.
At 11:46 AM 18/10/2005, you wrote:
Patrick O'Keefe writes:
There was at least one model of 1403 (with a print bar rather than a chain).
There were p;rint chains and print trains; but 'bars', I think not.
John Gilmore
Ashland, MA 01721-1817
USA
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