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1974 DECWriter II Hardcopy Terminal

Added 2025-10-31 23:18:02 +0000 UTC

Hello!

I've been on the lookout for a hardcopy terminal since before I even got the Data Generals, the idea of using a computer directly on paper is fascinating to me. And I finally got my chance to get one from a local surplus auction! I was super excited, at first, but this project had a lot of tumultuous parts to it and this thing has a surprise I wasn't expecting but wasn't caught off guard by that's going to make it fairly hard to use. And then there was the...incident.

This video has been in the works in the background for almost a month now and has been quite the wild ride. It took way more effort to get going than I thought it would and at the end of this video it's still got a little ways to go. I end this one stating that I'm going to film a second channel video follow up and that has been filmed now. Hopefully it will make sense why I didn't want to do it in this one but I will say I think it was worth waiting after having done it. That will be edited soon though!

Video Link: https://youtu.be/zg5wQrAuPeo