23 May
2003
23 May
'03
2:18 p.m.
It is really shocking that Don Lancaster would misrepresent a current
production TDD as being a "1978 era" dumb terminal. "easily brought up to
museum quality" Can anybody believe that he doesn't know better?
He didn't even mention that they are Baudot devices and use a
modem protocol that is not compatible with Bell 103 (although some of the
newest TDDs also support ASCII, Bell 103, and even 300 or more baud)
If you have a documentable hearing impairment, there are phone company
subsidized (note the little extra charge on every phone bill) programs
that will loan you one long term for free. Before buying a used one,
always check for the ownership sticker.
On Fri, 23 May 2003, Dan Veeneman wrote:
At 02:32 PM 5/22/03 -0400, you wrote:
Okay guyz - here's your chance to get a
late 70's Minicom IV
acoustic-coupled 110Baud data terminal from none other than the the author
of the TTL Cookbook, TV-Typewriter Cookbook, etc.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=27…
The device pictured in the auction is not a 110 baud terminal.
It's a 45.5/50 baud TTY device, designed for deaf persons
(is that the current politically correct term?) to communicate
with other TTY-equipped parties via telephone. A quick Google
search reveals new units currently for sale, direct from
Ultratec and from other vendors. Here's the Ultratec listing:
http://www.ultratec.com/ShopDTTY_MCIV.html
I've seen these in thrift stores for less than $10.
Cheers,
Dan