What to do with that old IBM Graphics Printer

[Terry King]

Hi Guys,

Since you seem to be the ones who "didn't throw that stuff away", like me :-)

Thought you might like to look at this:

P.R.CRANE is a Computer Demolition Project that creates a PC-Controlled 
Robot Crane.

You can control the crane manually with the arrow keys, have it learn a 
series of steps, and create and edit a robot control program. P.R.CRANE is 
made from an old IBM 5152 Graphics Printer, plus about $25 of parts 
available at the hardware store and Radio Shack

You can find this at www.terryking.us  (Hit the PARPORT button), and then 
PRCrane is a one-liner near the top.

Somehow I think you'd also have an old DOS machine to run this...  If not, 
there are ways to force
XP to let go of it's IO-Priviledge compulsion...

Let me know if you get one of these running... I have some photos of kids 
running these a few years ago.

Also: Anyone have an old XT that you want to know what to do with??? I have 
an idea.

Regards, Terry King  ...On The Mediterranean in Carthage
terry at terryking.us




Regards, Terry King  ...On The Mediterranean in Carthage, Tunisia
terry at terryking.us