[GreenKeys] tty trivia from the 1960s (Kinda off topic - but, what the hell)

John Lawson jpl15 at panix.com
Fri May 11 10:37:40 EDT 2007



On Fri, 11 May 2007, George B. Hutchison wrote:

> All - - -
>
> After listening to the Essex "Easier Said Than Done" as provided on the 
> knology link, there is indeed an effect, a click, if you will, that does ring 
> of a 28 running close to machine speed.

   The theme music to the PBS Show 'Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser' 
(who passed away this time last year) is entitled "TWX in 12 Bars" and is 
another composition inspired directly by the sound of a TTY machine - in 
this case a Mod 33.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_%24treet_Week#.22TWX_in_12_bars.22



   Any more TTY-themed Music?


Cheers

John
KB6SCO
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