> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard, Phil [mailto:Phil.Leonard@dsionline.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:01 AM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Nostalgia
> 
> 
> Yes they were.  I still have my APL360 manual.  A cherished 
> and highly sought after book in its day.  As I remember the 
> Selectric terminals were all 134.5 baud because that was the 
> speed that the Selectric could type.  You would happened to 
> have been on the Shawnee Mission School Districts APL system 
> would you?  We also got direct connections in 1973 or so.

I wondered if anyone would mention these old beasts.  I used to use them on
Monsanto's TSO system in St. Louis.  I remember how excited I was when they
upgraded to the acoustic couples with a 5" or so CRT.  It made playing Trek
late at night a lot more family friendly.