[GreenKeys] What is this thing?
sam.hallas
[email protected]
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:07:54 +0000
Ron Zond wrote:
>
> the gadget is a tape reperforator. It punches 5 bit Murray code (not Baudot)
> onto a tape. it is used for highspeed TTY. After you type your message, you
> feed it to a TTY machine, probably a Model 15. One of the joys (???) of
> early TTY was punching tape. Great for QSOs.
>
> Ron
> K3MIY
>
Ron, I'm curious to know what you mean by "Murray code (not Baudot)".
I understand that Murray's code was never adopted internationally and
that what is commonly known as Baudot is not Baudot's code either, but
is International Telegraph Alphabet No 2.
Sam