Teletype 43

[Jason Howe]

I'm in Seattle and am very tempted by this....

--Jason


On 05/22/2017 11:04 AM, Pete Lancashire via cctalk wrote:
> If someone in the Pacific NW would like to have one, I'm in Portland and go
> to Seattle from time to time.
>
> Would like to at least see of it can find a home
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/e2J5vHDGB6UtVFS49
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> The tractor feed belts have gone to plasticizer heaven
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> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 10:44 AM, Jim Brain via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> OK, go ahead and roll your eyes at me, but I was Dayton Hamvention last
>> weekend, and there was a lonely Teletype Model 43 sitting in the flea
>> market (on the ground, no less) for free, and so I decided I needed it in
>> my life.
>>
>> I know it's not considered a "true" teletype, because it's essentially a
>> little uC, a KB, and a little dot matrix printer, but I will wear the
>> stigma of shame of not owning a "proper" mechanical model 33.  I got home
>> last night, and the unit fires up and works (well, in local mode.  Docs
>> claim it is rs232 out the back, but could not coax anything from my PC to
>> it yet), though the ribbon has seen better days.  I used a bit of WD-40 to
>> free up the ink, and so things are legible now.
>>
>> Not sure I need help yet (did not do much debugging yet on rs232), but I
>> see the ribbons are no longer available. Thus, I am wondering if anyone has
>> a spare one for it, or knows of someone who can restore this ribbon (looks
>> like it needs a new polyester ribbon and the internal foam roller looks
>> like it will fall apart if I try to rinse it out and re-ink it)
>>
>> I know it's a long shot to ask, but I figure there was no harm in
>> inquiring, and I believe making a home for a model 43 is not entirely
>> without value. :-)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> --
>> Jim Brain
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