teletype model 43 value

Depends on what you mean by 'standard' Minus-points include : It uses an odd ribbon that is probably unobtanium now It also uses a suprising amount of custom silicon (there are 2 custom 4 pin ICs on the mainboard, and more custom ICs on the keyboard) It doesn't have the mechanical interest of, say, an ASR33 or ASR35 Plus-points include : The printhead was designed to be field-repairable (unlike most dot-matrix printheads) so if you want to see just how it works you can dismantle it non-desttructively It has a real bell (and not a beep or a buzzing relay) It can, at least in some versions, handle a current loop interface Personally, i have a couple. I'm pleased I obtained them and do consider them to be an itneresting oddity. But I don't use one as a practical terminal now. -tony