In a message dated 98-04-07 21:42:33 EDT, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< We passed up a mint condition ASR33, complete with RS-232 conversion and
 > all service manuals, at the Livermore Computer/Ham Swapmeet last weekend.
 >
 > It sold later for $20 (the asking price had been $50).

 Aw... just give me the ol' teletype I cut my teeth on - with paper tape
 reader, and I'd be happy :-)

 (Not!)  hehehe

 Joe

  >>

Those plastic 33 TTYs were for wimps.  "Real" Teletypes were M28s, M15s, M19s
and M14s.  M28s were marvels of engineering, capable of running for years at
100 wpm without stopping, as Teletype Corp in Skokie Illinois proved by doing
that in their showroom.  The only concession they made was to keep the machine
rotating so that wear was even and not affected by gravity.

Allan Chalmers
TTY mechanic emeritus