On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:37:05 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

i think back to the days of tty and my dads old tty machine in the
basement radio shack - brings back some memories ill tell you what.
damn thing was a big as a freakin' house.

There was a unique aroma to them also, probably related to the
lubricant used on them. They were certainly a marvel of
electromechanical complexity.