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Offline msiegel

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Model M Word Processor??
« on: Wed, 27 May 2009, 23:42:25 »
:) this thing looks really cool... it appears to be a model m variant, according to the back label and plastic rivets

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/photo/647989
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Offline wellington1869

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Model M Word Processor??
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 04:20:48 »
interesting.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 07:11:04 »
That looks like a new toy for you or Xs, Welly.
 
Say, when did my post count go higher than yours?
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Offline lowpoly

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Model M Word Processor??
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 07:48:04 »
It's from an IBM Wheelwriter:

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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 07:56:45 »
Word.
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Offline Shawn Stanford

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This reminded me of the old Displaywriter...
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 08:54:33 »
We had one in our shop on Okinawa back in the day. It was a beast.

http://www.welook4things.com/sub_displaywriter_imgs.html
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 09:59:05 »
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LOL - those huge floppies!!

That's what he said.
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Offline D-EJ915

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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 12:06:45 »
the stack of keys on the right made me chuckle

*facepalm*
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 13:10:22 »
Quote from: itlnstln;93093

 
Say, when did my post count go higher than yours?



Lol! I hadnt noticed - congrats ;)  I knew you'd catch up soon ;)
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #9 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 13:14:32 »
That 8" floppy drive looks like a toaster.  I have some 8"ers around somewhere.
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Offline Shawn Stanford

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 14:59:28 »
The thing I remember most fondly was that when you turned it on a green bar would shoot across the bottom quarter of the screen from left to right leaving the 'IBM' logo on the bottom right as it went.
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #11 on: Thu, 28 May 2009, 16:05:01 »
Quote from: Shawn Stanford;93110
We had one in our shop on Okinawa back in the day. It was a beast.

http://www.welook4things.com/sub_displaywriter_imgs.html
Do you remember what the Code key (left of space) was for?
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