[GreenKeys] TTY Era in AP

[Sheldon Daitch]

Wes,

Thanks for the additional information.  I was really hoping there
was someone on the forum who was with one of the wire
services and could shed some more light on the reign of
the M-15 and M-20 with the AP.

73

Sheldon

(SXD - Raleigh 1978-1979)

Betty Clark wrote:

> The last M-20 retired from service from AP in the US was removed from
> the West Plains, Mo. Daily Quill in August 1986. Almost all radio
> stations and newspapers are using direct computer input, but there are
> actually some that do not have a computer that use an Okidata M-320
> printer.
>
> Earlier this year, AP donated an M-20 printer and a tape punch to the
> museum at the Emporia, Ks. Gazette for their 100th anniversary of
> membership with AP. We pulled some stories from the archives filed by
> the Emporia Gazette in the 1960's and used a computer to print out on
> the M-20. It was a great demonstration of the teletype operation and the
> sound of the M-20 doing its thing was great.
>
> I have an M-20 in my rec room at home and I know of at least 2 more in
> the KS-MO area. It's a real shame that nobody knew about the interest in
> old TTY equipment when we sent most of it to the scrap heap. We also
> scrapped a lot of Laserphoto transmitters and receivers. We threw away
> all kinds of spare parts, modems, filters, and power supplies. Sorry
> about that!
>
> I worked as a technician for AP for twenty years before retiring in
> 1999. Before that I worked as a cryptographic tech for the Army Security
> Agency and the State Department. Anybody out there know about any cipher
> equipment collectors? Would appreciate any info on the subject.
>
> Wes Clark
>
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