Aucbvax.6274
fa.info-terms
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-terms
Wed Feb 24 01:07:17 1982
Ann Arbor Ambassador update
>From JSHELTON@BBNA Wed Feb 24 01:06:04 1982

We at Texas Instruments have received a new batch of Ambassador
terminals from the folks at Ann Arbor.  It has been my task to modify
these terminals for "twisted mode;" i.e. having the screen display
across the short axis.  

I notice that Ann Arbor has made a minor modification to the circuit
that prevents successful modification:  they have changed the value of
the width adjustment coil.  I have found that this can be remedied;
if anyone trying to modify their terminal encounters difficulty, feel
free to contact me.  In fact, the Ann Arbor folks called me the other
day to question me about this problem; seems someone had called them
about twisted mode, but experienced problems.  AA didn't know what
was wring, since they have not tried out my modification, at least to
the best of my knowledge.

I was pleased to finally get a model with the real META key in it.  I
had implemented a meta key via hardware on my old unit, but it prevents
parity operation on another computer that really prefers it.  (If anyone
needs hardware plans to modify an old ambassador for meta operation,
contact me.)

Finally,  AA reports that the 132 column Ambassador will be out soon.
This should be interesting.  I wouldn't mind at all having the extra columns
for compatibility with lisp machines, etc.  (No COBOL allowed!)

=John Shelton=
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