30 VTAB 23: PRINT "PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE.";: GET A$: RETURN
40 TEXT : HOME
50 REM : INTRODUCTORY "TELETYPER" ROUTINE FROM "TIP DISK #1" BY BEAGLE BROTHERS.
60 CURSR$ = "+>": SPEED= 210
70 FOR I = 1 TO LEN(CURSR$):CURSR$ = CURSR$ + CHR$(8): NEXT
80 HOME : GOSUB 140
90 A$ = "TO: HELPFUL HARDWARE HACKER SOFTDISK PAL FROM: PUBLIC VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INTERFACING INFO.": GOSUB 110
100 PRINT : GOSUB 140: SPEED= 255: GOTO 150
110 FOR I = 1 TO LEN(A$): INVERSE : PRINT CURSR$;: NORMAL :M$ = MID$ (A$,I,1): PRINT M$;: IF M$ = " " OR M$ = "." THEN FOR J = 1 TO 25 +150 *(M$ = "."): NEXT
120 IF M$ < >" " THEN FOR J = 1 TO 2:S = PEEK( -16336): NEXT
130 NEXT : CALL -868: PRINT : RETURN
140 A$ = "": FOR I = 1 TO 40:A$ = A$ +"-": NEXT : GOSUB 110: RETURN
150 PRINT " OUR DISTRICT IS JUST NOW LOOKING INTOTHE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING COMPUTERSFOR ADMINISTRATION AND INSTRUCTION."
160 PRINT : PRINT " TO SAVE A BIT OF THE TAXPAYER'S BUCK,I WOULD LIKE TO USE A COUPLE OF DONATED WANG MODEL 601 AND 701 PRINTERS WITH APPLE AND/OR TRS-80 MICROCOMPUTERS."
170 GOSUB 30: HOME
180 PRINT : PRINT " THE WANG 601 AND 701 UNITS WERE USED WITH THE OLD WANG MODELS 600 AND 700 PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS. THEY ARE IBM SELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS MODIFIED BY WANG."
190 PRINT : PRINT " THESE UNITS ARE SAID TO HAVE RS-232 COMPATIBLE INPUTS. I HAVE CONTACTED WANGBUT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONSOR PINOUT INFORMATION."
200 PRINT : PRINT " LETTERS TO MANUFACTURERS OF INTERFACECARDS EXPLAINING OUR PROBLEM HAVE ONLY BROUGHT LITERATURE...NO REAL HELP!"
210 GOSUB 30: HOME
220 PRINT : PRINT " IF ANYONE OUT THERE IN SOFTDISKLAND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN INTERFACING THESEWANG PRINTERS WITH APPLE, FRANKLIN, OR EVEN RADIO SHACK COMPUTERS, PLEASE SHAREYOUR EXPERIENCES WITH US."
230 PRINT : PRINT " YOU MAY RESPOND THROUGH SOFTDISK OR DIRECTLY TO:"