[GreenKeys] saving machines

[epvgk at limpoc.com]

On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 11:35:49AM -0600, Lee Mushel wrote:
> 
> I've always been intrigued with "things mechanical" and I've tried to 
> determine why this should be so.   I have two of my Model 28 machines always 
> ready for demonstration for visitors to my ham radio shack and I must admit 
> that over the past three years no one has seemed to exhibit the slightest 
> interest even when invited to sit down and do some typing.   [...]

Without commenting on the other topics, I'd just like to say that my 
experience is quite different from this -- I only have one machine, a 
Model 28, but it's really a hit. We had a party here recently and a big 
contingent ended up clustered around the teletype taking pictures and 
raptly watching it print and demanding to type on it and use it to send 
email or twitter messages. I even had to make a sign explaining FIGS/LTRS!  
Visitors to my house always want to check it out and watch it run, and it 
has a twitter account (@teletweety). It may be that it's a slightly 
younger, somewhat techie crowd, but there's no shortage of interest here. 
The radios and other stuff are totally overlooked, the Bencher CW paddle 
gets some good marks for aesthetics, but the M28 is by far the star of 
the show.  

eric