[GreenKeys] Opinion of model 26

[Richard Knoppow]

    I am surprised there has been no response to this. There must be 
quite a bit in the archives of this list. I am far from an expert but I 
know the M26 was a relatively low cost machine supplied by Bell System 
to TWX stations expected to have low volume. It is one of the few 
machines where the carriage moves instead of the type basket. This can 
cause some difficulty with paper feed since the paper has to slide back 
and forth with the carriage. I think the fractions were standard on 
business oriented machines.
    AFAIK, they are suitable to ham use but I don't think they will go 
faster than 60WPM.
On 9/17/2017 4:28 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote:
> I have an opportunity to get a 26. I know almost nothing about them
> other then the usual stuff one finds on Google.
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> Are there things to look out for ?
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> The only one I can think off having never used one
> is the fractions vs "standard" characters.
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> Serial number ranges to stay away from ?
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> Things to look for ?
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> Or just avoid all together ?
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> -pete
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Richard Knoppow
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