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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0SjDVoSuCb0/3d-printing-consumab.html
3D printing consumables for dead technology
The Sharp CE-150 was a graphing calculator that used a pen-plotter to draw its charts. The pens haven't been manufactured in years, so Thingiverse user TeamTeamUSA is creating a 3D printable adapter that will accept modern pen cartridges: Re-live the bygone years of RPN, 16 Kb total RAM, cassette tape storage, and plotted printing! A friend is a vintage computer junkie and one of his recent purchases was a printer/plotter for his Sharp PC-1500A pocket computer. Although the printer works, the pens, being almost 30 years old, do not nor are they still available. This is an attempt to help him re-live the geeky years of his youth! Sharp CE-150 Printer Pen Adapter by TeamTeamUSA...
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0SjDVoSuCb0/3d-printing-consumab.html
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