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| 841895 | 2010-02-26 06:36:00 | All I can say is that back in 1980 when I worked for the MOT there were 5 terminals in the office. WNTRA B C D and E. WN stands for Wellngton TR means Transport and the last letter identifies the specific terminal. There were a number of screens I could call up depending on what I was doing. We used to update drivers licence details and also keep track of what enforcement officers had been doing. I used to regularly communicate with terminals in the Police Dept where if someone had filled in a change of address for their drivers licence and there was a warrant out then the new address would be passed on. As far as I remember it there was never a "back" screen as such and all terminals I came across had a five letter identifier. Bear in mind too, at that time I had previously been working as a programmer for the Waterfront Industry Commission writing comms software for the Burroughs TC500 in assembler so I had a background of computing. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 841896 | 2010-02-26 06:40:00 | There WAS a back screen when I used it (from 1991 - when it was decommissioned - 2004 or something). Dont know about the 1980's I wasnt employed then. I was still at school ! | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 841897 | 2010-02-28 03:35:00 | I have managed to find this information regarding TERMINAL OHPWA and the B screen OHAWB.I am told that some Special types of output such as force print were automatically directed to the Back screen or "B" screen, OHPWB. There was only one Computer terminal ID "OHPWA" so the Terminal OHPWAB needs some explanation, I doubt this is a genuine Message it cannot be sent as there is 6 letters for the ID Tag, I doubt that it originates from the legal source I have not being able to find out whether matrix Dot Force Print was in use back in 1993 this may help with this documents authenticity |
Uncle (6223) | ||
| 841898 | 2010-02-28 03:39:00 | I have managed to find this information regarding TERMINAL OHPWA and the B screen OHPWB. There was only one Computer terminal ID "OHPWA" so the Terminal OHPWAB needs some explanation, I doubt this is a genuine Message it cannot be sent as there is 6 letters for the ID Tag, I doubt that it originates from the legal source I have not being able to find out whether matrix Dot Force Print was in use back in 1993 this may help with this documents authenticity |
Uncle (6223) | ||
| 841899 | 2010-02-28 03:46:00 | Dot matrix printers were used back then. Till the mid 2000's. Now they use lasers. The paper you used back then, had holes on the side of it..Thats how the paper was fed through the printer | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 841900 | 2010-03-02 09:38:00 | Dot Matrix Force print all new for me, should this document be made up of dots and should these Dots be quite clear to see. Would the Dots still be clear even after the Document has been photo copied. Do you know if a document such as this was to be printed off from any Terminal in NZ would they all have the same Characteristic's, fonts and the outlay of the Template Etc , wonder now myself about the source this come from Thank you for your assistance. Cheers |
Sims (15521) | ||
| 841901 | 2010-03-02 09:41:00 | Probably used the same kind printer, and paper. Dont know about the police tho. Never worked there. The printing had to be clear, what was printed was given to the courts. No point using the printer, if you couldnt see what was printed | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 841902 | 2010-03-02 09:55:00 | I somehow doubt that the dots would show up all that well if photocopied and I think the terminal ID is very suspect. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 841903 | 2010-03-02 10:03:00 | On our old Win98SE computer, still used everyday we have a top of the line dot matrix printer, it is very fast and gives a very legible output on standard A4 paper. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 841904 | 2010-03-03 05:43:00 | This OHPWAB is annoying,and there is some thing wrong, I have been told this these are not my words anyone agree's with the statement, I dont!.TheWanganui Computer Centre terminals operating in the days before the Windows programme had a facility for operating in “Bypass” mode, the equivalent of using two windows on a modern computer using a windows programme. Each screen, OHPWA and OHPWAB, could accept and receive their own requests and responses from the LES system. Each screen on the one terminal operated independently of the other. When operating in “DUAL” mode responses were sent back to the screen they originated from. This includes “force print” outputs which queued to the requesting screen. Functionally, DUAL mode was the same as having two “screens” in different parts of the room. Each “screen” could send and receive requests and responses independently of the other. I am advised that operator requests could only be made from the “front” screen, eg. OHPWA. However, special types of output were automatically directed to the “back” screen or “B” screen, eg. OHPWAB. These responses would automatically route through to the attached printer and print without any operator intervention. What I was then told is,; Terminal OHPWAB refers to terminal OHPWA operating in “bypass” mode. OHPWAB is not a separate terminal and therefore does not have a second screen. OHPWAB was the “second” screen on the OHPWA terminal. personally I do not believe this, I have seen with my own eyes a document that had a Terminal ID Tag OHPWB |
Uncle (6223) | ||
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