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Recently acquired a Displaywriter 6580 "White Whale", unfortunately with no information card. There is another topic for printing the info cards, however not for the 6580: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25726

So I decided to re-create as a vector image to ensure a sharper print.

Based on some research comparing pictures, I think that the glued stickers usually were white; the cardboard information cards were grey. The grey colour appears printed (so with half-tone pattern) and the original was not grey paper. However someone with the real one could keep me honest here! There also might have been different versions.

I printed the card with a colour laserprinter using 300gr paper; also used an edge cutter for the corners. The result is very decent, see picture.
Attached the PDF's (both grey and white version) in case anyone is interested. It has cutting marks; print using no margins on A4 (otherwise the print will be smaller)!

thanks! this is awesome

Awesome work

Thank you! Gonna get one printed for mine

Dionea wrote: ↑

22 Jan 2022, 19:01

The grey colour appears printed (so with half-tone pattern) and the original was not grey paper. However someone with the real one could keep me honest here! There also might have been different versions.

While I might have to use a loupe to be sure, my sticker does not appear to be half-tone. However, mine has a small chip on one edge (it's definitely an indentation, not crud that's stuck to it), and the material beneath is bright white.

Thanks for the confirmation!
It looks like the same colour as the serial number sticker at the bottom.
So perhaps some versions were made in the command-card cardboard style and the muddy green coloured ones in two-colour print.

I'm going to try printing with grey-olive colored paper.

My serial number sticker on the chassis bottom is different. It's a shiny silver rather than a dull gray. See the attached photo. (The angle is funky, because when I took it, I was trying to capture the faded writing.)

Thanks for sharing! Mine was made in Italy and the label looks green-gray; more like the info card you showed.