On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:50:09 +0000, Christopher Tidy wrote:
True :-)
Could be. The spoke density and hubs are more like the former on the traction engine. The rims are all 3/8" metal, the spokes 5/8" - so whatever they're from, they were designed to take a reasonable load. Wheel diameter is 31".
I'm just surprised if they were steered wheels (and there's nothing to suggest that they were driven) that they didn't have some form of tread, either metal or rubber. I'll see if I can snap some photos later if I remember.
Aha - Ok! :-)
Hmm, looks like it's perhaps just a bog-standard 80x25 ASCII terminal with a serial port connection. Maybe the 'screentyper' bit came from some marketing department to make it sound like it did something interesting :)
cheers
Jules
True :-)
Could be. The spoke density and hubs are more like the former on the traction engine. The rims are all 3/8" metal, the spokes 5/8" - so whatever they're from, they were designed to take a reasonable load. Wheel diameter is 31".
I'm just surprised if they were steered wheels (and there's nothing to suggest that they were driven) that they didn't have some form of tread, either metal or rubber. I'll see if I can snap some photos later if I remember.
Aha - Ok! :-)
Hmm, looks like it's perhaps just a bog-standard 80x25 ASCII terminal with a serial port connection. Maybe the 'screentyper' bit came from some marketing department to make it sound like it did something interesting :)
cheers
Jules