"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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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.


I attended the Mod 28 Teletype repair school in the Navy. After learning
theory, etc., the final test was to completely - and I mean completely
disassemble one, the instructor then inspected to make sure it was all
apart - cams, everything. We then had to put it all back together, adjust
all the timing cams and put it on line to prove that it still worked.
I still have my "Doctor of Teletype Technology" card that they awarded at
graduation.

RCE