Message-ID: <E94FF01DFF6CD31186F4080009DC36150983AEDD@NTTWR2> From: "Parker, Ron" <rdparker@butlermfg.com> Subject: RE: Nostalgia Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:31:35 -0600
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> From: Leonard, Phil [mailto:Phil.Leonard@dsionline.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:01 AM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Nostalgia
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> Yes they were. I still have my APL\360 manual. A cherished
> and highly sought after book in its day. As I remember the
> Selectric terminals were all 134.5 baud because that was the
> speed that the Selectric could type. You would happened to
> have been on the Shawnee Mission School Districts APL system
> would you? We also got direct connections in 1973 or so.
I wondered if anyone would mention these old beasts. I used to use them on
Monsanto's TSO system in St. Louis. I remember how excited I was when they
upgraded to the acoustic couples with a 5" or so CRT. It made playing Trek
late at night a lot more family friendly.