Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-dvinci!fisher From: fisher@dvinci.DEC (Burns Fisher, MRO3-1/E13, DTN 231-4108) Newsgroups: net.info-terms,net.micro,net.periphs Subject: Typewriters with "Optional computer interface" Message-ID: <3842@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 10:04:35 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3842 Posted: Fri Oct 5 10:04:35 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 06:34:05 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 28 Does anyone have any experience with machines which are basically electric typewriters, but which have optional computer interfaces? I know of three: (1) at least one of the Brother models, (2) The high-end Sears typewriter, and (3) a new Royal typewriter. Last time I looked, the only interfaceable Brother was a dot-matrix type. The other two are daisy-wheel. The Sears costs ~$500 + ~200 for the interface, while the Royal costs ~$300 +for the interface. On the surface, one of the daisy-wheel typewriters seems ideal for my family. We need a typewriter (do you really want to fire up the computer just to type an envelope address?), and I would like to have a slow letter quality printer on my PDP-11 as well. However, I have never seem them discussed anywhere. How well do they work in each mode? How durable are they? Etc etc. Thanks for any help you can offer! Please reply directly...I do not subscribe to these newsgroups. I will post a summary of replies. Burns UUCP: ... {decvax|allegra|ucbvax}!decwrl!rhea!dvinci!fisher ARPA: decwrl!rhea!dvinci!fisher@{Berkeley | SU-Shasta}