[vcf-midatlantic] University of Akron contact?

[Bill Degnan]

Versawriters were OEM'd so you could also check for the re-branded
versions.  Not sure who but I seem to remember this.  IBM, Tandy,
Commodore, etc.
Bill

On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 9:16 AM Bruce via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> If anyone knows the patent number for the versawriter, that should contain
> a description of how it works.
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 6:23 PM Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > > Marcus Mera is looking to borrow the [U of A] VersaWriter, contact
> > wanted.
> >
> > The Web page says: "Contact Information: Send reference and licensing
> > requests to ahap at uakron.edu"
> >
> > My experience with museums, and universities, is that they are reluctant
> > to have just anyone obtain or mess with their artifacts. Don't blame me
> > for reporting this circumstance.
> >
> > The versawriter itself, has some history I believe, that can be found on
> > the Web. I stumbled over it not long ago, which is why I've responded at
> > all.
> >
> > So it's a known thing. My engineering spider-sense suggests to me, it's
> > two adjustable resistors - potentiometers - on sticks. If so, someone
> > somewhere has reverse engineered it. I think someone reasonably handy,
> > could build a duplicate, if my guess is correct. And odds are, someone
> has.
> >
> > Additional Web research should be informative, to find the details
> > and/or a willing owner and/or how-to-make. Atari is not my tech, but I'm
> > curious now.
> >
> > Regards, Herb
> > --
> > Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA
> > http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
> > preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing
> > email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com
> > or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net
> >
>