IBM Wheelwriter 1500 User's Guide Created Date: 1/6/2009 2:22:16 PM. IBM Typewriter Manuals. Manual For Ibm Wheelwriter. 1500, 2000, 2500. Series of diagnostic tests to insure that you get Photo copy of the Instruction Manual IBM Wheelwriter 3500.
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IBM Wheelwriter Teletype/Printer
The IBM Wheelwriter is the last, and greatest typewriter of it's day. Microsoft office 2010 service pack 2. It has buckling springs that are designed to recall the mechanical feel of the IBM Selectric. It has word erasure, and word processing capabilities; more expensive models have page reprint, form filling and floppy storage capabilities. Others have handy LCD displays, and the 5000 series even has VGA monitor output!
IBM Wheelwriters are generally incredibly cheap at liquidation stores (since they are in low demand), but surprisingly expensive on eBay ($100-300) and elsewhere ($500-1000) due to shipping and markup for a specific (rich federal/lawyer) audience. It's for hardcore collectors only; or lucky laymen.
You can buy your own reconditioned models (for hundreds of dollars!) at Heaster and Lawson or from Batchelor Business Machines. Extra ribbons and correction tape are extremely common and dirt cheap, at $8 apiece.
PC Printer Option
The PC Printer Option allows you to use the Wheelwriter as a generic DOS daisywheel printer! There might even be a way to turn it into a serial Teletype for Bash, which would be very awesome.
Pdf won't let me copy and paste. Generally, the good ol' PostScript Daisywheel printer drivers on DOS and Linux should work fine.
Unfortunately, the PC Printer Option installed was very expensive and rare back in their day, though they did sometimes come as default with the more expensive Wheelwriter 3000 or 5000 models.
But someone who is handy with an Arduino might be able to create an emulated alternative, or even an improved version.
Supported Models
Most Wheelwriter models support the Printer Option expansion (check the Lexmark manuals for more info). There are two different types:
Parts List (Large PC Printer Option)
Connecting the PC to the Printer
This printer card has a strange DB37 printer port that is much larger than the usual 25-pin version. You need a DB37 (aka DC37) Cable.
You will also need a computer with a serial port that can accept D-Sub cables of that size, such as the IBM 5150 or it's many clones. Seems like the Tandy1 1000 works. Maybe we could instead fit it to an Arduino or Raspberry Pi via DB37 Breakout Boards?.
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Notice: If anyone happens to have the small PC Printer Option, please edit this wiki and post photos and installation instructions (if you have them)! Thanks.
I obtained a $50 Large PC Printer Option from Typewriters.com, which I installed in my Wheelwriter 1500. I've been looking for a PC Printer Option at a great price for years; other sellers wanted $150, and refused to allow anyone other than their trained technicians to install them.
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The PC Printer Option boxed kit originally came with a service manual with installation instructions. However, it is extremely difficult to find a hard copy these days, and the 'Trained IBM Typewriter Technicians' do it by memory, so most sellers will not allow you to install it yourself..
Thankfully, Typewriters.com scanned the instructions for me, so here's a digital copy for everyone to share.
It's just a matter of connecting a few pins and cables. Of course, it has to be connected in the right places.
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Since these PC Printer Option cards are rare, and rare Parallel ports with DOS is a pain to use;
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The expansion card looks pretty complex, so it might be a bit of a challenge to figure out how it works, let alone create an alternative.
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