Index: en/computer/gamma10.php =================================================================== --- en/computer/gamma10.php (revision 454) +++ en/computer/gamma10.php (revision 455) @@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ the outer enclosing are missing we can use parts from another printer that is beyond repair to restore this printer to working condition. Nevertheless this -will be a lot of work.
+was a lot of work.Printer waiting for its restoration +
BULL I 50: Before a printer fragment and afterwards fully functional
ANELEX high speed printer, series 5, with lifted cover.
-This printer could be a good auxillary device to the GAMMA 10 - computer: It is a drum printer, like the original printer, - and the cirtcuitry operates also on a negative logic level - (germanium transistors). Anelex uses a core memory for the - buffer, too. Anyway the printer cannot simply be plugged into - the computer, because the original BULL printer works with - the buffer memory which is placed directly in the CPU of the - GAMMA 10. Since we don't want to modify the GAMMA 10 internal - architecture, we currently implement a microcontroller driven - interface between those two systems. +
Just standing in front of this behemoth is an impressive experience. The
+overall weight of this mechanical wonder amounts to 635 kg and is sturdy
+enough to print a next to uncountable number of pages without any major
+defects. The series 5 printer was developed in the USA in 1963/64 and was
+used by many computer manufacturers (as a matter of fact, even ZUSE used this
+printer for the Z-23 - other examples include the Electrologica X8 from the
+Netherlands etc.). Being able to print 1250 lines per minute it was the
+fastest printer until 1965.
+Our ANELEX printer has been repaired and can now be controlled by a
+microcontroller which in turn can be connected to a Laptop or the like. This
+is a nice example of a symbiosis of old and modern computing technology.