[GreenKeys] Yes, Virginia, there is a Model 15 Auto CR-LF
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Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:54:33 -0600 (CST)
You don't see it very often, probably most often on ex-military machines.
I have one here, and some but not all of the parts for the kit. It
involves a sliding part across the front of the machine that is hit by a
little part attached to the type basket. When that part slides to the
right it unblocks a function bar that trips both CR and LF. There is also
a special CR function bar that trips both CR and LF, so if you get a CR
but not an LF you won't type over the same line again.
I presume this is something the military wanted for radio use, since in
RTTY you often get errors and losing a CR or LF is a big loss.