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20th Dec 2011, 8:24 pm | #1 |
Pentode
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Creed Desk-Fax
Informed comment required as I have three of these, with transformers, diagrams etc. and can find no recent info on the web. Are they boat anchors or much sought after and very rare items ? They are similar to the Western Union TeleFax and I used them for radio club demo's and exchanging images with a G4_ _ and a GJ8_ _..
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22nd Dec 2011, 10:22 pm | #3 |
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Re: Creed Desk-Fax
Hello OF, The special paper required for printing may contribute to boat-anchor status . Yes the paper used to be available from OZALID, I can't seem to find them on the internet now. So I did a bit of hunting and found a supplier in the US, then another called "computechindia" and then rolls of the stuff in Buckingham.
It's just a wee bit too wide. A trim with scissors would work nicely. So now the "credit rating" (as per EU banking) must now be one notch up to boatanchor+. Last edited by Brian R Pateman; 22nd Dec 2011 at 10:30 pm. Reason: Aberrent font corrected. |
23rd Dec 2011, 8:27 am | #4 |
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Re: Creed Desk-Fax
It sounds like the same principle as the old Sinclair ZX81 / Spectrum printer, but I wouldn't know where to get paper for one of those, either.
Good luck with it!
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23rd Dec 2011, 11:37 am | #5 |
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Re: Creed Desk-Fax
Hello AJS, thanks for that, it lead me to http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/r...eripherals.htm, who have a link to http://www.allrol.co.uk/ look like different paper rolls can be got, just need lots of hunting.
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28th Dec 2011, 10:44 pm | #6 |
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Re: Creed Desk-Fax
i have some odd paper rolls which might fit these, give me the dimensions you want and i'll have a look for you
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29th Dec 2011, 12:36 pm | #7 |
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Re: Creed Desk-Fax
Hm, interesting. PM sent. Cliff.
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