The "chain" was in a cartidge to make it easy to change. I don't recall if it required a CE or not.
-soup On Oct 19, 2017 11:23 PM, "DeWayne Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > Didn't the 3211 have a 'band' rather than a chain? > > D. > > On 10/19/2017 07:39 PM, John Campbell wrote: > >> I seem to recall that was for the 1403. The 3211 could have different >> chains. >> >> Mind you I've seen the first generation of IBM's laser printers whilst at >> Dun & Bradstreet... closed up, it reminded me of the #1 Broadway Local. >> It >> was intended to replace a whole lot of DataProducts printers (that used >> drums for the characters). >> >> -soup >> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Henry Schaffer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> And, of course, you must remember programming the printout so the line >>> printer played music! >>> >>> --henry >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 6:17 PM, John Campbell <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The terminfo "database", these days, is some kind of binary... and, from >>>> the source file(s), there is a program to "compile" them into a >>>> structure >>>> the curses library can just suck in as chunk and then use. >>>> >>>> I kinda miss the old /etc/termcap ... yes, I've been around. >>>> >>> Everything >>> >>>> balances out over time... >>>> >>>> (chuckles) >>>> >>>> "When I was _your_ age, we didn't have none of these fancy graphics you >>>> kids have these days... Naw, if you wanted to see pretty pictures, you >>>> >>> ran >>> >>>> your job to the card punch 'n held 'em up to the light!" >>>> >>>> And, yeah, I recall the magtapes w/ line printer files which would >>>> overprint to make pictures... ( RECFM=FBA LRECL=133 BLKSIZE=1330 ) >>>> >>>> -soup >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >>> visit >>> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >>> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> John R. Campbell Speaker to Machines souperb at gmail dot >> com >> MacOS X proved it was easier to make Unix user-friendly than to fix >> Windows >> "It doesn't matter how well-crafted a system is to eliminate errors; >> Regardless >> of any and all checks and balances in place, all systems will fail >> because, >> somewhere, there is meat in the loop." - me >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> visit >> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
