Re: tape baking (Rob Jarratt)
> > Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 21:19:03 +0100 > From: "Rob Jarratt" > Subject: RE: tape baking > > > I long to hear again the sound of the line printer that was attached to > the > > DECSYSTEM-20 I used to use. I think it was a drum printer but I don't > know > the > > model (I may have some materials around that mention the model, not sure > > where they are now though). I could never house one of these though, if > any > > still exist. > > > > > I looked it up, it was a DEC LP20H that they had. I'd love to hear one of > those running again. Do any still exist? > > Regards > > Rob > A while ago the Living Computers: Museum + Labs borrowed my LP20 controller so they could clone the boards for one of their PDP-10s. Since they went through that effort they must have a big line printer. -- Michael Thompson
RE: tape baking (Rob Jarratt)
From: Michael Thompson Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 7:41 AM > A while ago the Living Computers: Museum + Labs borrowed my LP20 controller > so they could clone the boards for one of their PDP-10s. Since they went > through that effort they must have a big line printer. LP27, specifically. An OEM'd BP1500 from Data Products. The LP20 lives in the front end of the 2065 running Tops-10 v7.04. We have other big printers on other big iron, of course. Rich Rich Alderson Vintage Computing Sr. Systems Engineer Living Computers: Museum + Labs 2245 1st Avenue S Seattle, WA 98134 mailto:ri...@livingcomputers.org http://www.LivingComputers.org/
