I had a 28ASR with chadless perf and reperf and 60/75/100 WPM gear shift. I used it on the air in RTTY up until 1992. My wife, also a radio amateur, did not like the loud, thrashing machines (I also had model 15s from the 30s) and demanded I dispose of them when we moved. It was her or the machines. ...dam tough choice.
The model 35 in RT or ASR is an ASCII 100WPM capable machine whose internals and cabinetry look a lot like the 28. It cost a lot more than the 33 so naturally I ended up using 33s with computers in the late 60s and early 70s
I fixed many of them in my job... We even built one from parts in our training course ! I will never forget this sound... I owned a RO Compact, three versions of the KSR and a ASR with gearshift... In my house I had a collection of 74 different machines... Good old times !
nice...I worked at TTY and the sound of a hundred of these is remarkable. it was a piece of great mechanical engineering. some still in use in other countries.
I had a 28ASR with chadless perf and reperf and 60/75/100 WPM gear shift. I used it on the air in RTTY up until 1992. My wife, also a radio amateur, did not like the loud, thrashing machines (I also had model 15s from the 30s) and demanded I dispose of them when we moved. It was her or the machines. ...dam tough choice.
I know your post was some time ago.... How long did it take you to get back into the dating scene after moving with the machines?
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of footage. Thanks for putting it up. My dad's offices had 33s - so - a bit faster - but this will do!
The model 35 in RT or ASR is an ASCII 100WPM capable machine whose internals and cabinetry look a lot like the 28. It cost a lot more than the 33 so naturally I ended up using 33s with computers in the late 60s and early 70s
That was a whole different lifetime for me - would you believe that was a 'simpler' time after watching this???
I fixed many of them in my job... We even built one from parts in our training course !
I will never forget this sound... I owned a RO Compact, three versions of the KSR and a ASR with gearshift... In my house I had a collection of 74 different machines... Good old times !
nice...I worked at TTY and the sound of a hundred of these is remarkable. it was a piece of great mechanical engineering. some still in use in other countries.
that and the brown grease
Very nice clip! Thank you.
Great piece of art...
Can you imagine what sleepless nights the engineers who designed this had?