Recta_Pete, 10 months ago

@paulrickards I had a Color Classic way back when. My favorite industrial design of any of the compact Macs. Shame the machine was so slow.

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@Recta_Pete Agreed! It looks great but frustratingly slow. I do like the Apple IIe card I’ve added to it though!

Recta_Pete, 10 months ago

@paulrickards The Apple IIe cards are awesome. I played with one at VCF East this year. The fellow across from our booth had one running on one of his Macs. Apple did a great job with those.

paulrickards, 10 months ago

Let’s keep this thread going. #HelloWorld #PenPlotter

makerblock, 10 months ago

@paulrickards WHOA. I have never once seen one of these actually going in the wild!!

makerblock, 10 months ago

@paulrickards In fact, I have people who have emailed me at one of my websites (plotterbot.com) asking me to give them updated software for it :/

#PenPlotter

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@makerblock Interesting! I’ve not used the app for it in a long time. I think it had a daily picture it would draw? I’m sending to it over WiFi with Python.

scruss, 10 months ago

@paulrickards that's much nicer than the Line-Us I'd seen before. Still terrible wibbly resolution, but what can you do with only two servos?

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@scruss Yeah, it’s.. not great, but it really tries its best. 😅

openbuddha, 10 months ago

@paulrickards Which plotter is this?

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@openbuddha A Line-Us

openbuddha, 10 months ago

@paulrickards Thanks!

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #ThermalPrinter

davidcarew, 10 months ago

@paulrickards The temptation to get a thermal receipt printer to play around with has been growing steadily for me.

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@davidcarew They're certainly fun to use. Continuous paper is a great medium to explore. https://mastodon.social/@paulrickards/110419493358839402

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #PenPlotter #C64

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #PenPlotter

admin, 10 months ago

@paulrickards

Radio Shack had those, too.

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #PenPlotter

Note: learn more about these unusual typewriter pen plotters at my blog: https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2143

tebrown, 10 months ago

@paulrickards I want one!

paulrickards, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

#HelloWorld #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PenPlotter

erazmus, 10 months ago

@paulrickards What a beautiful little machine.

48kRAM, 10 months ago

@erazmus @paulrickards OMG another slabtop that I would never really use but feel compelled to own now

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #IBMSelectric #Typewriter #SlowMotion

A closeup video of an IBM Selectric typing the words Hello, World! in slow motion.

jztusk, 10 months ago

@paulrickards

This is what the robot army that comes to take you away will sound like walking up to your front door.

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@jztusk It is a little unsettling isn't it?

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #Atari #PenPlotter

JoshMurray, 10 months ago

@paulrickards damnit now I’m surfing eBay for vintage plotters

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@JoshMurray Yeeesss! 😄

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #PenPlotter

paulrickards, 10 months ago

#HelloWorld #PenPlotter

uguisubari, 10 months ago

@paulrickards 🎶🎶We’re plotting on the ceiling…🎶🎶

paulrickards, 10 months ago

@uguisubari 🙃😅

billgoats, 10 months ago

@paulrickards Hello! :D