This Python script will convert an ImageWriter II data stream/capture into a TIFF file. This was incredibly handy for running multiple tests without needing to actually print it on the printer to see the results.
Photographing some old printing tech. A typeball from an IBM Selectric typewriter/printer/terminal. Xerox font for a daisy wheel printer. Drum from a drum printer. #Photography#RetroComputing#RCSRI
If you missed the original message then I need to sell the whole collection, for anyone able to get to Basingstoke with a van you can get an immediate retro collection for £6000
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»Integrated circuits will lead to such wonders as home computers – or at least terminals connected to a central computer – automatic controls for automobiles, and personal portable communications equipment.«
Source: Gordon E. Moore – Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits (“Electronics”, April 1965). #vintagecomputing#retrocomputing
An assume colleague built a couple Adlib reproduction sound cards for me. Now I just need to figure out if I want sound or networking in my IBM PC. #retrocomputing
I’ve been rebuilding a #RaspberryPi installation that supports my classic Mac habit 😄
I used to use the awesome #MacIPGW image which includes a ton of pre-configured software like #netatalk. But it hasn’t been updated in a while so I used it as excuse to start from scratch.
I used this Pi Zero W as my starting point. HDMI video stopped working on it for unknown reasons. I added an Ethernet/USB hub hat and a #TashTalk 2 hat for #LocalTalk devices.
As promised, I wrote a blog post about creating my own classic Mac support server using a Raspberry Pi Zero, a TashTalk 2 hat, netatalk, and a few other tools. It's very much like MacIPRpi with everything current.
This animation shows the simulated output of CUPS ImageWriter II DitherPPI setting approximately from 2 to 31. After that, it changes to a more posterized dither and is the same for any larger value. You can see the dithering dots start very large and shrink down with each new value.