IO Selectric

Dave Wade dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Fri Jun 10 06:18:35 CDT 2016


Thanks Marc Sounds Great. Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
> CuriousMarc
> Sent: 10 June 2016 08:09
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts' <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: RE: IO Selectric
> 
> Dave,
> The best manual I have has 54 pages of visual diagrams for adjusting the
> Selectric II, which should be mechanically similar to yours, save the
added
> actuators. With about 7 adjustments depicted per page. Really. That's no
trivial
> piece of mechanical machinery, it's up there with some of the most complex
> mechanical calculators I have. But they are very well documented (unlike
said
> mechanical calculators). I'm in the process of uploading a folder with all
the
> Selectric II manuals I have accumulated to my public Dropbox, including
that
> most useful "visual" guide. Once it's up through my minuscule upload
> bandwidth I'll post a link.
> Marc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> Wade
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 AM
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'
> Subject: RE: IO Selectric
> 
> Thanks Chuck,
> 
>  I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for ages,
just
> couldn't remember they were there. The stuff in mine looks very similar to
the
> Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its from the same article.
> 
>  I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
> 
> Dave
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
> > Guzis
> > Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
> > To: cctech at classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: IO Selectric
> >
> > I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group does
> > have
> the
> > Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine about converting an I/O
> > selectric for general computer use.
> >
> > There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
> >
> > You should have enough there to keep you busy.
> >
> > --Chuck
> 
> 




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