[GreenKeys] Teletype machines

[Harold Hallikainen]

Welcome to the list! As I understand it, you are in Florida and looking
for tty equipment. This is the place to ask! I know some free equipment
just became available in California. People post links to auctions now and
then. Ideally someone will come up with something in your neighborhood.

I had similar equipment to you back when I was in high school (model 15,
14 TD, 14 typing reperf). Through this list, I now have the same type of
equipment. Nick brought it all to the Dayton Hamfest a few years ago, and
I drove it all back home (Denver then, Tucson now). He also gave me
various other pieces of equipment to drop off to people on the way back to
Denver.

So, ideally something comes up on the list in your area. Otherwise,
perhaps we can all converge on Dayton for an equipment swap and delivery
of equipment back across the country.

Harold
https://w6iwi.org

On Wed, January 7, 2026 9:54 pm, Steve Tabler wrote:
> Hi!  I just joined this list, having following a series of
> breadcrumbs of other places talking  about teletype machines.
>
> I used to have a model 15 TTY with keyboard that I bought in 1977.
> Included was the black metal table for it to sit on.
> Also included was a model 14 reperf, and a model 14 TD..
>
>
> I build the Roger L. Smith ASCII-to-Baudet converter so I could talk
> to the them using an ASCII keyboard.  My first ASCII keyboard was a
> Sanders.
> Eventually, I used the Model 15 as a printer for my SWTPC 6800
> Computer.  I got a lot of use out of it.
> My Model 15 came with a manual dated from 1938, and had the AC
> asynchronous motor instead of the DC-governor motor.
>
> A few years later, I bought an ASR33 for my computer.  For me, that
> was a huge upgrade. Of course, since then, I've had several printers.
>
>
> I don't have most of my teletype machines anymore, and I'd like to
> replace them. The last time I moved, the logistics were bad, and it was
> impossible for me to be in two places at once, namely Arizona and Florida.
>  I was in AZ, my mother was just widowed for the second time, didn't
> want to marry a 3rd time, and wanted to move to Florida. She asked me to be
> her 'roommate' and we would buy a house together in Flodida.  Which uis
> what we've done. My brother-in-law was feeling helpful, and was going to
> load most of my posessions onto a U-Haul truck. That was for later.  The
> initial move had us contracting a freight company, the truck was loading,
> mostly with mom's stuff, and the select best of my tools, electronics
> gear, and various items.
>
> After getting unpacked in Florida, I would receive play-by-play
> photos of different stacks of equipment at my old house, did I want to keep
> this pile or that pile.  Problem was, my instructions were not carried
> out.
>
> My ASR33 went to a recycler.  So did the model  15 TTY, and the model 14
> TD.
> All I have left is the table for the model 15 TTY, and the model 14
> reperf, and I'm looking for the other items. Logistics are a problem for
> me:  I don't see well-enough to drive
> anywhere, and I don't leave my 92-yo mother alone either.  She's a bit
> accident prone.
>
> The only place I seem to ever see these machines advertised is on
> eBay, and I don't like to buy heavy, high-priced, items over ebay.  I've
> been let-down on other items in the past not being quite as advertised.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Tabler
>
>
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