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I can still hear the sound that an ASR-33 would make as it was typing out a listing. I was fortunate to attend a high school in 1975 or so that had a DEC PDP-8 with an attached ASR-33 with paper tape reader and punch. I remember that it took something like 45 minutes to load the BASIC interpreter from paper tape. Good times.


I love the cadenced hum of the ASR-33 when it idles. Wish I could have one in my office.


Our school used DECWriter II (LA36) terminals attached, initially, to a PDP-11 and then to a PR1ME.




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