Another bit of useless trivia about the 2626 was that it was able to produce
16 different
pitches via an escape sequence, similar to the sound produced for a control
G.  A simple program I wrote that would send one of them in response to most
any key on the keyboard
kept my son busy for significant periods of time while I was tending to
weekend stuff at the office.

Bob


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> Actually a 2626 had two serial ports, and the screen could be
> "split" into up to 4 windows.
> I fondly remember using one in my early programming days.  A
> switchbox in front of the terminal, and the split window
> function, made using several systems at once a fun
> experience.  And was a boon for the local eyeglass stores ;-)
>
> The 2626W special for HPWord was a special beast and I never
> did master one.  Of course I was never a big user of HPWord
> either.  Edit/3000 was fine for COBOL work.
>
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