Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:49:05 EST, "Clarence1898" <cla### [at] comcastnet>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Afraid so.  The IBM 360's used the 1052 typewriter for a system console.  The
> >ce's loved them.  When an internal drive belt broke, they had to disassemble
> >half the typewriter to install a new belt.  So they always looped a couple of
> >extra belts around the main drive shaft for future use.  Unless you had an
> >alternate console, the whole system was down while they worked on it.
> >
> >Isaac.
> >
> The first consoles I used were ASR-33 Teletypes. IIRC they also had a built in
> acoustic coupler to an internal modem with a baud rate of 110.
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

I once used a portable terminal with an acoustic coupler to dial into work from
home.  I can't recall if it was 110 or 300 baud.  At the time I was quite
impressed.  Now I can't imagine how I ever got anything done.

Isaac.

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