[GreenKeys] M35 in Southern New Hampshire (Craigslist, $1)

[Ralph Irish]

Bob

You might look at the two Teletypes, M33 and M35, and sort of equate them to a Ford Ranger pickup
truck and a Ford F-250 pickup truck.  Both can haul some 'stuff', and top speed might not be
greatly different between them.  The F-250 can haul more at any one time, than the Ranger.  Both
can get one or two people from Point "A" to Point "B" in roughly the same time, on the same roads.
The ride of the F-250 might be a bit smoother, but not much.

The model 33 was jokingly called a "Mattel" Teletype when first introduced.  The Model 33 ASR could
punch and read tapes, just like the Model 35.  The Model 35 is a well engineered, durable and tough
machine.  Designed to have a much longer (better) MTBF than the 33.  The 33s were designed for light-
duty service, although they surprised the hell out of some Teletype engineers.

One of my friends who worked for Michigan Bell Telephone told me that the 32 and 33 models were 
designed to be 'throw aways', and likely not repaired.  At some point, however, requests started
coming in from the field for 'repair parts' and replacement parts for them.  Some were not buying into
the 'disposable' concept.   

There may be other opinions come in, but I think I covered things fairly well.  I used the Fords
only because I am a Ford retiree.  Other brand names will provide the same analogy.

I welcome comments.

73,

Ralph - W8ROI


On Nov 6, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:

> On 11/6/2017 12:56 PM, Ralph Irish wrote:
>> *If it is within your reach to visit or purchase*
> 
> Thanks for the explanation, Ralph, that hadn't occurred to me at all.    I'm in IL and it would be vastly pressing my luck to even suggest one of my New England buddies haul such a thing to Dayton next year ;-)   But now I'll know how to act if something should come up on Craigslist somewhere close to my neighborhood.
> 
> As long as I have floor for dopey questions, let me ask one more:   Why is the model 35 so much bigger than the 33?    What's in all that extra space, as it looks like the same tape punch/reader is on the left, just not as compactly mounted, and I'd guess the blank panel on the right could house a modem and dial keypad.  But the ASR-33 had all that stuff in the much narrower form factor - what am I missing?
> 
> 73, Bob W9RAN
> 

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