[GreenKeys] Teletype ribbons

[gil smith]

Don House once mentioned that the orig ribbons were of a heavy cotton or
something, and more heavily inked than the nylon ribbons available today.


At 10:41 PM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>This may sound kind of anal-retentive, but I am wondering if people have 
>noticed
>a difference between "original" ribbons for Model 28 teletypes, and modern
>ribbons.
>
>The teletype I got had a brand new (from 1964 or so) ribbon in it, and then
>I changed recently to a new ribbon. The old ribbon seemed to print 
>characters with a more
>rounded appearance, whereas the new ribbon has the characters very sharp with
>their serifs clearly visible. I kind of liked the appearance of type with 
>the old ribbon better, it
>reminds me more of the output I used to see.  I am just wondering if
>other people had noticed a difference in the appearance of the print, and 
>if some ribbons
>have a more "authentic" effect than others.
>
>Henry
>
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