On 1/26/23 13:23, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > Even a daisy wheel is easily capable of twice that. > But, we didn't have convenient access to anything better half a century > ago.
<Pedant>A couple of years ago, that would have been true. But the Diablo Daisy-wheels date from at least 1972. You're also forgetting the thermal printers, like the TI Silent 70, which could sail along at 30 cps (1971). There were other variations. I recall a Singer terminal that used a spinning typewheel (One always ended with a page eject because the damned thing would leave a vertical smear of black ink if left unattended). Carriage was unidirectional via wormscrew rod; return was via a spring that was stretched as the carriage advanced. I couldn't find anything on bitsavers about this creature, but I used one in the early 70s.</Pedant> --Chuck
