pinout for smith corona ultrasonic 350 messenger?

James Rice jrice54 at vzavenue.net
Fri Dec 3 07:30:29 CST 2004


I haven't a clue.  There are almost 200 boxes of computer stuff to 
sort.  If I find anything it's yours.

James

Joe R. wrote:

>  Great, Thanks.  Do you happen to have a manual for the 350? If could I
>get a photocopy? Or borrow it long enough for Al to scan it?
>
>   Joe
>
>
>At 11:36 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
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>>Over the next couple of months, as I upack my collection after my move, 
>>I'll look on the off chance that I didn't chunk the module.  If I find 
>>it, it's yours for the shipping costs.
>>
>>James
>>
>>Joe R. wrote:
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>>>   Then it sounds like it will do what I want IF I can find the messanger
>>>module.  Was the RS-232 two way and use both the printer (output) and
>>>keyboard (input) or was it strickly for printing?  Can you tell me briefly
>>>what the module looked like?
>>>
>>>   Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>At 10:03 PM 12/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
>>> 
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>>>      
>>>
>>>>I owned one of those in the mid eighties.  It is not a serial port.  
>>>>There was a "Messenger Module" that sold for an additional $450 that had 
>>>>both a serial and parallel port that attached to the DB-9F on the 
>>>>typewriter.  I threw out my messenger module last spring :-( as my 
>>>>ex-wife kept my typewriter.
>>>>
>>>>James
>>>>
>>>>Joe R. wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>I picked up a fancy Smith Corona Ultrasonic 350 Messenger electronic
>>>>>typewriter a few days ago. It has a DB-9F connector on them back. I'm
>>>>>hoping that it's a RS-232 port so that I can use it for a serial console.
>>>>>Does anyone know anything about these or the pinout for it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
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>>> 
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>>>      
>>>
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