That is a really weird looking printhead http://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/ict.punchcardmachines.1964.102646222.pdf …pic.twitter.com/iFcJWARdLf
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I’m guessing it predates chain printers? I only shudder thinking of how little character alignment there must’ve been…
Just ran across another such picture, by the way. http://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/burroughs.e1400.1966.102646238.pdf … Wish I knew the chain printer history. Began with the IBM 1403 in 1959?pic.twitter.com/5tnxQhLvR2
Yeah, that sounds about right. They have those at the CHM and they’re so much fun to watch. I believe I read up on them a bit in one of those thick IBM history books.
God, now I want to design a little brochure that goes through all of these mechanisms, including the Selectric type ball, chain printer, Xerox wheel, etc. I can think of so many great photos of these.pic.twitter.com/WkD9bH2C1b
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