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 9307a5fc for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 12:36:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id ED5F6A1CC4; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 22:36:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0024EA19D7; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 22:36:39 +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=IBy4BLpj; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B76BCA19D7; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 22:36:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-io0-f180.google.com (mail-io0-f180.google.com [209.85.223.180]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE963A19CD for ; Thu, 9 Aug 2018 22:36:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-io0-f180.google.com with SMTP id q4-v6so4598188iob.8 for ; Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:36:37 -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=gxKgOPKru3CR8HIOJG9Es+DxG3mUWmMeFEuYH62m2NE=; b=IBy4BLpjzPMsLudEwgqvYFFORJEzxjnqiiiF/m93EO7Is1j+LawBmys5z6PvbeM2ls WDCaNn23mRLti/h3jasCiZA15Qqz1ht7Nq17HgyyqeX3HYMWzt5qejoiOJKt0StVSSjQ IQAF/vV8GuUYZyHTHoNhuBRRhQSQjvpkNIVyD99DWrbOcKB8NKdXwAH+uaR9qG4TKphF uzEY0nJspbduxiAH7y7oVZgu1IVYbfZctlKGI02/cxfqFDs9R0MrjJaF9bHIhO6hwgRJ XwQZ+Ne7AbcRfFP2/iljZ1BiV/L5/9+K1AK3YOG7Q+D6ViuZ4xupI5SWom7b9z5beRrg kvag== 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=gxKgOPKru3CR8HIOJG9Es+DxG3mUWmMeFEuYH62m2NE=; b=Nl3wZKYsEyY6zf1O8/P5IDsksgt4i1h6a9Ilmi4U9E3mf3QYwQ9KOpJFa+LI5ShXS4 a6rZR/kkmXWhkvT+dGLwtEpjqc+VLsTFURyuAWjYvKpMTEMDHGaavR1XTtELyPyRR1kd s73Gw5Dwrw4NJrg2IOaj8yUh5rk2q5uPUzhncBNtsx1NjZ1l8I9XzTr+NKgrJh18Cj/5 0nmCS+bcYgxBYh37S5jb/VRCIvzgW4bH7vfg0Ts7O4r7sQ0RGbKWAHlNJLOP1FKbqr4G qA0a5vZ67pqHsaITqman8AVLFHm0k1Uf8aFX5gZ3BZPUtJY/QgvkLyoA7JTnOXFG9s0T /26A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlGIjYoTlAsytNm+ZHyEiXFmiORfo96fxz6MNoAfiL0wsR1JxyxW IXlu2hK3p9aNrPdmpk1EdgRq4/7wYn3iFB23bkkT0w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AA+uWPwoGOYxHXSmx/QlMZ3unEfx2b51DpRTd0UJu/qVJk1UzjHmm3ANMbd5yJbzb9u+o7T2KAtpr/PRheJIKsmz8bY= X-Received: by 2002:a6b:f70f:: with SMTP id k15-v6mr1565061iog.37.1533818197198; Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:36:37 -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> <201808090514.w795ESAh018689@freefriends.org> In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 06:36:25 -0600 Message-ID: To: Jim Geist Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000cb66320572ffe0c1" 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" --000000000000cb66320572ffe0c1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It works. For the ribbon type printers, it gets the ink moving enough to get a second or third use from the cart. Print quality was dicey, but for listings to do debugging on a dot matrix printer, quality wasn't the name of the game. Just don't use too much... Warner On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 11:56 PM Jim Geist wrote: > You can supposedly revive dried out ribbons by soaking them in WD40. I=E2= =80=99ve > heard of it but never tried it. > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 10:14 PM wrote: > >> Which was ...? >> >> Warner Losh wrote: >> >> > 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. >> > --000000000000cb66320572ffe0c1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It works. For the ribbon type printers, it gets the = ink moving enough to get a second or third use from the cart. Print quality= was dicey, but for listings to do debugging on a dot matrix printer, quali= ty wasn't the name of the game. Just don't use too much...

Warner

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 11:56 PM Jim Ge= ist <velocityboy@gmail.com&= gt; wrote:
Y= ou can supposedly revive dried out ribbons by soaking them in WD40. I=E2=80= =99ve heard of it but never tried it.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 10:14 PM <arnold@skeeve= .com> wrote:
Which was ...?<= br>
Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote:

> Especially if you use the WD40 trick for the ink ribbon. :)
>
> Warner
>
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 1:14 PM Jim Geist <velocityboy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a functional LA120 in my house and can attest to the machi= ne smell
> > whenever I run it.
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