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From: paul@devon.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: 1403 Printers  (was Re: IBM 1130 Nostalgia)
Message-ID: <219@devon.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Feb-87 17:44:48 EST
Article-I.D.: devon.219
Posted: Thu Feb  5 17:44:48 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Feb-87 19:37:51 EST
References: <504@PSUECLA> <1029@phred.UUCP> <210@pembina.alberta.UUCP>
Organization: Devon Computer Services, Allentown, PA
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Summary: my $0.02 worth

In article <210@pembina.alberta.UUCP>, cdshaw@alberta.UUCP (Chris Shaw) writes:
> Actually there seems to be two models of 1403, one noisy and one
> soundproofed. The soundproofed one is useless if you want to do self-service 
> printing, though. I say "is" as opposed to "was" because until (maybe) 6 
> months ago, Waterloo still had all impact-printing done on its 4-5 1403's.

I once worked at an installation using a 360/25 (remember 2319 drives?
(or was that 2314?)) and a 1403-N1 printer.  I think the CE's referred
to the N1 designation as "Nancy One".  Anyway, it had a "soundproof"
cover that was raised and lowered with buttons (motorized or hydraulic, I
don't remember which).  It was noisy with the top down; you didn't want
to run it very long with the top raised.

Anyone (besides me) ever clean up the pile of paper behind one of those
things when the carriage-control tape broke, sending the printer into
an endless search for channel 1 (and _rapidly_ form-feeding paper out
the back)?

Whew!  Those were the days!

-- 
Paul Sutcliffe, Jr.	    paul@devon.UUCP	(or, if you prefer:)
Devon Computer Services	    {seismo,ihnp4,allegra,rutgers}!cbmvax!devon!paul
Allentown, PA
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