[GreenKeys] Question About Heavy Metal, Versio

[Dave Hunter]

Hi Steve and all::

On 15 Aug 2010 at 10:42, Steve Ripper wrote:

> Did you solve the Baudot to ASCII conversion problem using
> Heavy Metal 2.4???

I am sending this to the list so all can see the solution 
to the  HM problem.... It was my fault - I had the word 
length set to seven. I changed the word length to 8, and 
all was well, including the screen display of characters, 
oddly. What I was printing out was Today in History...

Actually, HM will print to ascii no problem - just a matter
of setting the correct word length. As someone pointed out,
the text started out on the net as ascii, therefore, it
really didn't need to do any conversion.

Worked well, as you can see. The machine is a bit noisier
than it should be, reason being the foam mat that goes 
under the printer had totally disintegrated, and will be 
replaced when I can find some foam the same thickness. I am 
sure a while back, I saw some around here I could cut a new 
piece from.

What is odd to me is it ACTUALLY got quieter when the top
was opened. I guess the noise wasn't reverberating around 
as much then!

> PS: Nice to see the parts I sent you in action.

You, and several others on the list. Some of the parts I 
got from you were actually used on the KSR-33 also. I did 
save the new Platen and printer top for this one, and also
changed its cover (of course print hammer bumper and
ribbon)..

It sure is nice having it able to be demonstrated ither 
than by typing into it. Just a matter of getting the time 
to play with the interfacing....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTzvpYumQs

Thanks to all,

Dave

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