From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id d17eee13 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2018 19:14:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7F0B0A1B1B; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 05:14:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73EB9A19DD; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 05:14:34 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b=hTKwWdAX; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8EC89A19DD; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 05:14:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ua0-f173.google.com (mail-ua0-f173.google.com [209.85.217.173]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0FE60A19D7 for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 05:14:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ua0-f173.google.com with SMTP id h1-v6so3600212uao.8 for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:14:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=U/GfFGfz7XtN4ap/KnLzAyseatvAzIRCQnhZo+OGahs=; b=hTKwWdAXtLsmX82+pnsJnNNDDmwy0U12q15PQuM4qbfu9Clah7LffUrSv4cyuD8Xyu vKRAxpZyoSMRScztHrS0k5HcqtKcGxjeX4ZBcAPcQ6VpQ+HybAdHD6pi6DPCydhnKJNm 2fZZXZjZ7OXgayHPZB0ZQ9WCqb9Tw6qJ55m20kse6ITV6Iwjm9pGdAfbH/eLF1Fq5Qnv xEhX/8ngw/a/PRo6qw6+Ry6XKxw9MnSlsLWwmE1bW7kRCBRQ2EZyjsgGp6wLZuLIBIkR qhM57CPhr1Xr7La3N6P2+Dafus7k/M40IuwH+ht/os2Ib9/2+Lbavt6Jh983vmEgk9O7 /2UA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=U/GfFGfz7XtN4ap/KnLzAyseatvAzIRCQnhZo+OGahs=; b=X/ncax34N2VVOh9nY/KI24Gi9QBLTHcnzJy66uKwkatQSdErnXHdkrHkKufsnqB8VU yUyfPphiquHc03gs2v2qMT2hGwY5LnPZdQQsZGtyylPNwFTbzwjLkdg7o32E1r3bJk+d 8xnDZmRDUO/fa8as6Ws1HqXoygdEkwurs4snqL1FnaSicA6NTSzy/MFgqnBoG6l6ePGa Sf98y++fhVVWg7nXeoxjdEzjpjrMRlaeRYx5d5hF4vl/LmSyV9Ht6Y4L+rWrbYFfRC7D ZqsBZ3TYr6PKdM8TuY/fAnPVwjl5FdbRhr4Me5ieDl1erz9SG3cVZMw3peVkyzOiLckZ VBfg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlHFpB9W57AdjYpy7X08oI4sJIUKK9dMh+8B3FqYUShyKiAITUWz mavyXfnyhdudJkJCQQwCBiaR7vsrytCems0Xp1s= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA+uWPzqe5Rf2YNkhqBxasmEXnIZPgNRBGl9FSdnjEdvc2oec31KWOqrkX0iBf5JYU9FKPuQ0sSTrKbhlH+b2EyuIJ0= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:899:: with SMTP id n25-v6mr2898014uaf.128.1533755671060; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:14:31 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20180808123229.86FD5E465F@mailuser.nyi.internal> <6EBCF9E5-4600-42D6-9F83-3E2966140540@donhopkins.com> <20180808135106.D7441E4636@mailuser.nyi.internal> <5B6B2A78.7070303@texoma.net> In-Reply-To: <5B6B2A78.7070303@texoma.net> From: Jim Geist Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 12:14:19 -0700 Message-ID: To: Cornelius Keck Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f234500572f15167" Subject: Re: [TUHS] the distinct smell of light machine oil, was Re: TUHS Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7 X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Don Hopkins , "tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org" Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000f234500572f15167 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a functional LA120 in my house and can attest to the machine smell whenever I run it. On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM Cornelius Keck wrote: > Then promptly run into trouble with your SO and/or XO because they don't > like the fragrance? > > > Toby Thain wrote: > > On 2018-08-08 10:45 AM, Clem Cole wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Sijmen J. Mulder >> > wrote: > >> > >> I'm too young to have worked with teletypes or terminals but to > >> > >> __ > >> > >> experience what working over a slower connection would be like I > >> wrote____ > >> > >> a small pty program that throttles stdin and stdout to a given > baud____ > >> > >> rate > >> > >> Sadly you are missing three important features in your emulation. Fir= st > >> the noise and the second associated motion of the carriage as the > >> printer did its thing. (The movement of the 'ball' (cylinder on a TTY= ) > >> was magical and made it quite set of sounds you will never forget - > >> often duplicated in the movies). But the hardest thing to simulate i= s > >> the distinct smell of light machine oil that all terminal rooms had. > > > > Isn't this easy? Just use a spritzer of it around your PC. > > > > --T > > > >> Clem > >> =E1=90=A7 > > > --000000000000f234500572f15167 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have a functional LA120 in my house and can attest= to the machine smell whenever I run it.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM Cornelius Kec= k <ckeck@texoma.net> wrote:
Then promptly run into trouble with = your SO and/or XO because they don't
like the fragrance?


Toby Thain wrote:
> On 2018-08-08 10:45 AM, Clem Cole wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Sijmen J. Mulder <ik@sjmulder.nl
>> <mailto:ik@= sjmulder.nl>> wrote:
>>
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I'm too young to have worked with teletype= s or terminals but to
>>
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 __
>>
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 experience what working over a slower connecti= on would be like I
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 wrote____
>>
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 a small pty program that throttles stdin and s= tdout to a given baud____
>>
>>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 rate
>>
>> Sadly you are missing three important features in your emulation.= =C2=A0 First
>> the noise and the second associated motion of the carriage as the<= br> >> printer did its thing.=C2=A0 (The movement of the 'ball' (= cylinder on a TTY)
>> was magical and made it quite set of sounds you will never forget = -
>> often duplicated in the movies).=C2=A0 =C2=A0But the hardest thing= to simulate is
>> the distinct smell of light machine oil that all terminal rooms ha= d.
>
> Isn't this easy? Just use a spritzer of it around your PC.
>
> --T
>
>> Clem
>> =E1=90=A7
>
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