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2019-06-16 4:10 pm
Hi everyone. My name is Steve and I have arrived at the ripe old age of 73. I'm hoping that keeping my mind actively engaged with project like the ones found here on the Dronebot Workshop will keep Alzheimers at bay for years to come.
I got involved with electronics when I joined the USAF back in 1966 but was more involved in mechanical contraptions than purely electronic. I was a teletype repairman for four years and still to this day stay actively involved in preserving these magnificent machines for new generations to enjoy.
I am an amateur radio operator and I have seen a couple of our other members are also. My amateur radio call sign is N4TTY. There's that teletype thing again.
Currently building my own DB1 robot that my wife has dubbed 'Willy Nilly.'
SteveG
2019-06-16 10:50 pm
Hi Steve
Welcome to the forum! And congratulate your wife on being the first to name a DB1 robot (I like the name too)!
We have something in common, when I was much younger I also repaired mechanical (and electronic by then) teletypes, the mechanical one I worked on the most was the Model 32. Used to drive around Calgary in the early '80s repairing them in offices, until teletypes were phased out for FAX machines.
One of my first computers used an ASCII teletype machine (I forget the model number, this was in 1982) to communicate via a serial port. No display, the computer just typed a response!
Looking forward to chatting with you. Thanks for joining the forum!
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Bill
"Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window." — Steve Wozniak
Topic starter
2019-06-17 4:24 pm
I guess this isn't really the place for teletype discussions, but if we make it short maybe it isn't too bad.
The Model 32 was a Baudot (5 bit) machine, and the Model 33 was the first ASCII (8 bit) machine that looked very much like the Model 32. Meaning mostly plastic. The Model 35 was a heavier duty ASCII machine and looked much more like its Baudot cousin the Model 28.
All my equipment is Baudot based.
SteveG