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_SIGNED, 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 c4a44795 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2018 20:45:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 17B35A1CF9; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 06:45:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8500A19DE; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 06:45:07 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b=JCruTYS6; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id AAB97A19DE; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 06:45:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-it0-f46.google.com (mail-it0-f46.google.com [209.85.214.46]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49E94A19DD for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 06:45:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-it0-f46.google.com with SMTP id j81-v6so5315957ite.0 for ; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:45:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=8yICbvRv/f09r6bCo/t0Pp04i6Kwbt08GV7+1AzVUBs=; b=JCruTYS6oIgCNOcTUnglGMMmvw2HWKwG23GITBtDZwxFyr234QQYKMQl0oLsGOapsY qhcvGI+wlTPnELWuPar3D9f1rBuMEVKGPsdtuikQPOxrzpzFiZZ3vzUKSGfut8u7p3O/ vafhAcElMfxfg1jT9ebRqvbgOMsEZzNPAY9kZADf96L0tmNRsiVlO68T2uz3JQ9oAMe7 v/zJALPubo8lL+7KvP2V7op+oPk0nkGdIKwUWg1ONMmw1F3CVJoCaj/NWbS+P7U8yFH/ VTg4J9mK2NsNZZxKSuuhq8QKE/XxeIRAZrahuCyEAFwSv9jBt8toDsLL7i4LuM9k3upv tWew== 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=8yICbvRv/f09r6bCo/t0Pp04i6Kwbt08GV7+1AzVUBs=; b=b3LYrCcqf4GHdfVPwRRI8OadHOiyRTBfyftrwiwrGZc5L26wd2mDolQtr8kxVrXmD+ r0NQ5kVJ04HAHb9LOc9NnmmCaZ9d5CVXaBaXVwcLsdvZKlWGDCfmEvPcSA0fNGoSPcJg iJnwJiaWUnpet62iQIi6xFFhXP0ocySjZiqORD3fxX7mzisqz7mGYW5bqVxhA6AaW24/ r+dxCntz5FaabS8eE6Ci8thSmWUs9qtdNt28alEezaoARq/bd2m1riJlzje2kcGje9Sr mmVJdcsY8NitfxwGHCpxs66zv5Y8JYqlTuS88CnbYWu41OcR5rpZdI9xJqgEeIJOM44s RGkw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlHCO3ulgp88rL2UHuME8Cej3VR5yK37n2XhzKB+a/cvw7YaBR9T vNBBDJTWp6qUYMoXHn16WV91RMaQq8OOlPiY/qTEiw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA+uWPzTheQE5HDV8GnzMZK07fyMvZyyXV5K6ZxLlAvXlJrFs2BrhAKE/Pv9yyjPWXOUZVub1GlhScBBwL9uVb3otWg= X-Received: by 2002:a24:b211:: with SMTP id u17-v6mr514919ite.1.1533761105578; Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:45:05 -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: From: Warner Losh Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 14:44:53 -0600 Message-ID: To: Jim Geist Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000de697a0572f29562" 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: "tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org" , Don Hopkins Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000de697a0572f29562 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Especially if you use the WD40 trick for the ink ribbon. :) Warner On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 1:14 PM Jim Geist wrote: > 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. >> First >> >> the noise and the second associated motion of the carriage as the >> >> printer did its thing. (The movement of the 'ball' (cylinder on a TT= Y) >> >> was magical and made it quite set of sounds you will never forget - >> >> often duplicated in the movies). But the hardest thing to simulate = is >> >> 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 >> > >> > --000000000000de697a0572f29562 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Especially if you use the WD40 trick for the ink ribbon. = :)

Warner

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 1:14 PM Jim Gei= st <velocityboy@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
I = have a functional LA120 in my house and can attest to the machine smell whe= never I run it.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM Cornelius Keck <ckeck@texoma.net&= gt; wrote:
Then promptly run into t= rouble 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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