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Real or fake? Opinions wanted...
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Jazzman
Dec 17, 2012, 6:19:05 AM12/17/12
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This guy (reportedly a well-known IT jorunalist) says he found a
"vintage printout" from 20 years ago:
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/914
To me, it looks like a blatant fake (see the enlarged image...)
What do you all think?
"vintage printout" from 20 years ago:
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/914
To me, it looks like a blatant fake (see the enlarged image...)
What do you all think?
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Cydrome Leader
Dec 26, 2012, 5:25:51 PM12/26/12
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the colons for the time stamps zig-zag correctly as if done on a dot
matrix printer. It looks better quality than anything I used as might be
24 pin or whatever the step up from 9 was.
At that time I was using a Brother daisy wheel printer (HR-40?) built on a
typewritter platform, and an Output Technology OTC-800 high speed forms
printer, which I still have.
scanning tends to drop the color cast of old paper giving it the fake
white look, which may be bothering you.
Jazzman
Jan 7, 2013, 2:55:01 PM1/7/13
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Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> dixit:
> what's fake about it?
>
> the colons for the time stamps zig-zag correctly as if done on a dot
> matrix printer. It looks better quality than anything I used as might be
> 24 pin or whatever the step up from 9 was.
>
> At that time I was using a Brother daisy wheel printer (HR-40?) built on a
> typewritter platform, and an Output Technology OTC-800 high speed forms
> printer, which I still have.
>
> scanning tends to drop the color cast of old paper giving it the fake
> white look, which may be bothering you.
What bothers me is that the paper is wrinkled, while the characters are
perfect. It can't be real.
--
"Disapprovo ci� che dici ma difender� fino alla morte il tuo diritto di dirlo"
(No, Voltaire non l'ha mai detto, n� scritto)
> what's fake about it?
>
> the colons for the time stamps zig-zag correctly as if done on a dot
> matrix printer. It looks better quality than anything I used as might be
> 24 pin or whatever the step up from 9 was.
>
> At that time I was using a Brother daisy wheel printer (HR-40?) built on a
> typewritter platform, and an Output Technology OTC-800 high speed forms
> printer, which I still have.
>
> scanning tends to drop the color cast of old paper giving it the fake
> white look, which may be bothering you.
perfect. It can't be real.
--
"Disapprovo ci� che dici ma difender� fino alla morte il tuo diritto di dirlo"
(No, Voltaire non l'ha mai detto, n� scritto)
Cydrome Leader
Jan 10, 2013, 2:46:30 PM1/10/13
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Jazzman <M8R-s...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> dixit:
>
>> what's fake about it?
>>
>> the colons for the time stamps zig-zag correctly as if done on a dot
>> matrix printer. It looks better quality than anything I used as might be
>> 24 pin or whatever the step up from 9 was.
>>
>> At that time I was using a Brother daisy wheel printer (HR-40?) built on a
>> typewritter platform, and an Output Technology OTC-800 high speed forms
>> printer, which I still have.
>>
>> scanning tends to drop the color cast of old paper giving it the fake
>> white look, which may be bothering you.
>
>
> What bothers me is that the paper is wrinkled, while the characters are
> perfect. It can't be real.
It looks like a typical scan for me, and it has the correct look for
> Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> dixit:
>
>> what's fake about it?
>>
>> the colons for the time stamps zig-zag correctly as if done on a dot
>> matrix printer. It looks better quality than anything I used as might be
>> 24 pin or whatever the step up from 9 was.
>>
>> At that time I was using a Brother daisy wheel printer (HR-40?) built on a
>> typewritter platform, and an Output Technology OTC-800 high speed forms
>> printer, which I still have.
>>
>> scanning tends to drop the color cast of old paper giving it the fake
>> white look, which may be bothering you.
>
>
> What bothers me is that the paper is wrinkled, while the characters are
> perfect. It can't be real.
something done on a dot matrix printer.
a print out of dir is hardly something one would need to fake.
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