Thanks! I'm just trying to figure out my options. There aren't many teletypes
coming up to begin with, and finding something that I'd really like like an ASR-33
might not happen any time soon. The model 28 looks like a serious machine. It feels
like something someone would have gotten cheap or free back in the day and found a way to
rig up for use with a computer. But maybe not. :)
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william degnan
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 6:13 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Model 28 Teletype on ebay
I seem to remember that the Tech Processor Technologies 3P+S described how to get a model
28 running with its IO board. You'd have to check that, but sure why not? It's
just harder to do anything with a machine that's not really made for systems that
generally-speaking look for ascii and 8 bit tape to read in programs.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Brad <unclefalter at yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hey guys,
Further to our conversation - I was looking at this beast:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teletype-equipment-1-model-28-writer-1-reperfo
rater-
1-50vdc-supply-etc-/121791042544?hash=item1c5b4fd3f0:g:UR8AAOSwnDZUJHW
s
Wasn't sure if it was two units? The first couple of pics look different.
Anyway, if I understood correctly, it was possible (and possibly done
in the 1970s by hobbyists) to convert one of these baudot teletypes to
ASCII and use with a computer? This one is out of my reach since the
auction is pick up only. But I kind of like the look of the Model 28
and I understand they're pretty bulletproof once you have them
working. I'm just not sure if this would work, and if this particular
one is ASR or what, because it mentions a reperforator and from what I
read 28s that came with that had a tape reader also?
Brad
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