[ih] TWX and Telex, was Obscure e-mail systems

John Levine johnl at iecc.com
Thu Mar 17 13:26:08 PDT 2016


>Hey... I learned to type on an ASR33, and they made very good computer 
>terminals, for a lot of years. :-)

I learned to type on a manual typewriter with blank keycaps, but I
also did a lot of typing on an ASR-33.  I could read the holes in the
tape visually pretty well.

On the other hand, I have to note that an ASR-33 would have been used
for TWX, not Telex.  A Telex would use an ASR-32 or more likely an
older and sturdier model 28.

Helpfully,
John



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