[GreenKeys] Pneumatics and teletypes
Jim Haynes
jhhaynes at earthlink.net
Fri Aug 21 00:38:07 EDT 2026
I recall at Edwards AFB circa 1962 there was a pneumatic tube between
the communications building, where all the Teletypes and crypto gear
were located, and the adjutant's office in the headquarters building.
When a classified message was being sent through the tube there had to
be a person at each end talking on a telephone watching to report the
message carrier entering the tube and arriving at the other end. The
two buildings were separated by a parking lot.
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"Ya can argue all ya wanna, but it's dif'rent than it was."
"No it ain't! No it ain't! But ya gotta know the territory."
Meredith Willson, The Music Man
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