[vcf-midatlantic] unknown Teletype Printer

Glenn Roberts glenn.f.roberts at gmail.com
Sat Jul 25 20:20:18 EDT 2020


Thanks Duane!

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 25, 2020, at 10:55 AM, Duane Craps via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> Glenn,
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> It looks like a RO-32 or RO-33. ( RO= Receive Only )
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> The model 32 used a 5 bit Bardot code
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> The model 33 used ASCII.
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> If it was used with a computer it is likely a model 33
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> Duane
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> I don't know any to way to tell the difference without opening it up and counting the code bars that set up what character is printed.
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>> On 7/25/2020 9:49 AM, Glenn Roberts via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
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>> I’ve been asked for information about an old Teletype printer.  Pictures in this google album:
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>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/N3BzBkQcN2nFmLXd7
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>> not my area of expertise but I figure someone here might know.  Any information?  Model no? interface spec? is documentation available?  How rare/valuable/collectible might something like this be?
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>> It’s located in Nebraska ☹
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>> *    Glenn
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> -- 
> DuaneCraps
> sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp
> 


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