From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 6993 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2021 07:38:15 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 30 Mar 2021 07:38:15 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 4D9399C8A9; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:38:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17DE79C82B; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:37:38 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="dtZRb5JQ"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 77CC09C82B; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:37:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-f176.google.com (mail-lj1-f176.google.com [209.85.208.176]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D81809C829 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:37:33 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-f176.google.com with SMTP id s17so18808377ljc.5 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:37:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=subject:to:references:from:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version :in-reply-to:content-language:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FMigFiMpDH2M3gKCfE/dmWrCxaRob5QH1zY+djdcpIs=; b=dtZRb5JQrIIv5D7V67IvMVcnEOO54eLZrTNqi2y3P7JgZe8R46a5kubM9nHwT3Yhbp w4dEGBYA/xw0KUjqvuuMbxaax6n+xVlRBZgOP1bh8U7H9zSSM5zH841MJVWZCgvHmsvL TSTo683Ok/omk2ldl/CJaML1Dn832T1Ou7yeQ3tuzPmZ0M+4umKz4D859JzV4lbVKwOH HDwPAuSgJt65dNRDPWmJVEoIVkTEsczC3E1/2M+UPJvvZwp29xA88DSqG300HEj/UY5l AmubzfanlPvSmI3o4PKspAKm/thLf827Q/cAip4M618RAyW5Q+S/lrLSdJ1LY11Mow0e a9qA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language :content-transfer-encoding; bh=FMigFiMpDH2M3gKCfE/dmWrCxaRob5QH1zY+djdcpIs=; b=W5E9KaQh/m2MK11pjPJR/QKsWwwiBvH2nO+OK2GrluAvwDPlSHIUfsBh8g/nTlWpsv nEWDVxJGkKGnoVOQP+FUUHLCqFvgZBRgiNcbFwRRLfhNEeT2rpyAMkpDHaUNbo9enQyL Q7UvsYN/fiYY8CXXvQaavlYYSpvRZ4P8MGrGxBa5g+9TapfI2C7NZ285i6nat3fhk0iu SYsYZ+Twc7F0aPcmoXNo8YMcZrfapzFPdG9v54dg0YxUclrjX1VJFs6PXhjDFtaJz9lJ /b/IUqc7x1LGpZJQm1tMbG5t4E5jdgmuSsyURgTf8an6h3JsGpcXWj2bAe4rreUkO1bk X1zg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532+p80MZbyNsJ7pPFgmb5ynwMjpfYvEcRS9c2lZAUiwuyCOafvc kalY2P0it6/4DHsuweO/Dz1kQJe40iA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyHpz0rkZWKQ2YRRcl9PanxoLUBBQYpPoij8sthSKN/Wite53k8h9L9NM0HpopF/ootLFs1ng== X-Received: by 2002:a2e:9a0a:: with SMTP id o10mr19777257lji.432.1617089851818; Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:37:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2a01:79c:cebf:7fb0::17? ([2a01:79c:cebf:7fb0::17]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id z6sm2084016lfr.34.2021.03.30.00.37.31 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:37:31 -0700 (PDT) To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org References: <4B1F03CA-6387-4FE1-8116-0CB7B5175DE7@ucsc.edu> <20210329205559.GI4209@mcvoy.com> <20718.1617052215@cesium.clock.org> From: Harald Arnesen Message-ID: <17ec6521-6ac3-402d-6a0d-c11b13082a4f@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:37:30 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [TUHS] Remember the ed thread? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" John P. Linderman [30.03.2021 00:29]: > In common to both schemes is that each both styles had 132 hammers > and when the proper character was in the position needed, the hammer > fired to make an impression the ribbon on the paper, which was > caused the noise people associated with computer printers.  The > high-end IBM 1401 had a hydraulic cover that came down over it and > was controlled by the channel processor (it would auto-open when it > needed to be serviced - like a new box of paper). > > This led to the "first commandment of fancy printers": Thou shalt not > leave thine coffee on top of the printer. -- jpl A former co-worker told me he had once placed a deck of punched cards on top of such a printer...he didn't do it a second time. -- Hilsen Harald