25 Feb
25 Feb
7:52 a.m.
Heard of a 28, 23, 33, but no 31.
Apparently it is a very rare machine. I was at a buddy's place the other
day, and asked about the "skipped" model numbers and oddball
Teletypes. Sure enough, it was like putting a quarter in the slot, and I
got the full story, complete with show and tell.
I will see if I can get him to send a photo.
And someone explain the 5 level/8 level joke to Mr. Newsletter.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
8 a.m.
>> And someone explain the 5 level/8 level joke
to Mr. Newsletter.
Ouch ....
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Subject: Re: Teletype 31?
Heard of a 28, 23, 33, but no 31.
Apparently it is a very rare machine. I was at a buddy's place the other
day, and asked about the "skipped" model numbers and oddball Teletypes. Sure
enough, it was like putting a quarter in the slot, and I got the full story,
complete with show and tell.
I will see if I can get him to send a photo.
And someone explain the 5 level/8 level joke to Mr. Newsletter.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
1 Mar
1 Mar
2:22 p.m.
In message <Pine.SUN.4.20.0602251050070.23403-100000 at osfn.org>
William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org> wrote:
And someone explain the 5 level/8 level joke to Mr.
Newsletter.
Um, something to do with serial bit coding schemes (5-bit Baudot or 8-bit
ASCII)?
I don't get it either...
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In article <d559fd004e.philpem at dsl.pipex.com>,
Philip Pemberton <philpem at dsl.pipex.com> writes:
In message
<Pine.SUN.4.20.0602251050070.23403-100000 at osfn.org>
William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org> wrote:
I didn't get it either, so I figure it has to either be a mighty
obscure joke, or an inside one.
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And someone explain the 5 level/8 level joke to
Mr. Newsletter.
Um, something to do with serial bit coding schemes (5-bit Baudot or 8-bit
ASCII)?
I don't get it either...
3:35 p.m.
In message <E1FEZni-0001gD-00 at xmission.xmission.com>
Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
I didn't get it either, so I figure it has to
either be a mighty
obscure joke, or an inside one.
The relay finally clicked on about five seconds ago...
The gist of it is, IIRC most Teletypes used 5-bit Baudot code, but most
modern machines use ASCII. Baudot is 5-bit (5-level), ASCII is 8-bit
(8-level).
OK, the question was "I googled but couldn't find any photos, could you or
your friend send me one off-list?", to which Mr. Donzelli replied "Do you
want it in 5-level or 8-level?"
In the good-old/bad-old days of Teletype terminals wired up to timeshared
mainframes, people used to print out.. you guessed it, Teletype art. The Mona
Lisa was a popular one, also IIRC a Peanuts/Snoopy calendar.
Send a photo -> want it in 5/8 level -> geddit?
:P
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4:38 p.m.
Hahahahah. Great. Thanks for clearing that up (seriously - I'm not
being sarcastic).
I didn't understand the joke either, but yes I remember ASCII art.
Thanks
Rob
ps. I have a ASR-32 5bit Baudot.
On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
In message <E1FEZni-0001gD-00 at
xmission.xmission.com>
Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
I didn't get it either, so I figure it has to
either be a mighty
obscure joke, or an inside one.
The relay finally clicked on about five seconds ago...
The gist of it is, IIRC most Teletypes used 5-bit Baudot code, but
most
modern machines use ASCII. Baudot is 5-bit (5-level), ASCII is 8-bit
(8-level).
OK, the question was "I googled but couldn't find any photos, could
you or
your friend send me one off-list?", to which Mr. Donzelli replied
"Do you
want it in 5-level or 8-level?"
In the good-old/bad-old days of Teletype terminals wired up to
timeshared
mainframes, people used to print out.. you guessed it, Teletype
art. The Mona
Lisa was a popular one, also IIRC a Peanuts/Snoopy calendar.
Send a photo -> want it in 5/8 level -> geddit?
:P
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8:06 p.m.
I could use a couple. If I remember correctly (I haven't fooled with
it in a while), I want to say only half my keys were working. How
bad is yours? Does it function at all? Mines in pretty good shape,
but I might be missing a spring or two.
Rob
On Mar 1, 2006, at 8:49 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
ps. I have a
ASR-32 5bit Baudot.
As do I, but it is in extremely bad shape, so I am parting it out.
Anyone
need a part?
Before anyone asks, the plastic cover is busted.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
3 Mar
3 Mar
5:52 p.m.
I could use a couple. If I remember correctly (I
haven't fooled with
it in a while), I want to say only half my keys were working. How
bad is yours? Does it function at all? Mines in pretty good shape,
but I might be missing a spring or two.
Nope. No worky.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
1 Mar
1 Mar
5:54 p.m.
In the good-old/bad-old days of Teletype terminals
wired up to timeshared
mainframes, people used to print out.. you guessed it, Teletype art. The Mona
Lisa was a popular one, also IIRC a Peanuts/Snoopy calendar.
Send a photo -> want it in 5/8 level -> geddit?
^G ^G ^G ^G He wins the prize!
OK, no more Teletype jokes.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
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