technical question
Vincent Trouilliez
vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr
Mon May 23 11:11:37 UTC 2005
> Not so much because of the noise, more because it was difficult to type
> at any real speed on these things. The old ASR-33 teletype was a
> mechanical marvel, but the travel on the keys when you pressed them was
> huge by today's standards, and stiff. Also, the things communicated with
> the computer at 330 baud, yes just 33 characters per second!
>
> We also had one that caught fire, but that's another story!
>
> Ah, nostalgia! It ain't what it used to be:-)
Come on, what's the story ?! :o)
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Vince
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