[GreenKeys] Info request on MITE TT-299 (was: Interesting item on eBay...)

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:28:14 -0500

I had one just like the one offered.  It's cute, and is probably the 
noisiest machine I've ever used.  Louder than a '28 ASR with underdome 
reperf running full out at 100 wpm.  Certainly a conversation piece, and 
if in good condition as this one appears to be, will print okay.  It's 
adjustment intense if it gets outa kilter.  The type hammer strikes the 
BACK of the paper against the ink...  Dunno where you'd get parts if 
needed.  Convenient that it does come with a complete manual.  And the 
seller is correct, the plug (supplied, thank God) on the back that feeds 
power and loop to it is impossible to find.  I had to mold one myself. 
 worked, but ugly..

I thought about bidding on it, but I don't need MORE,  I need LESS...  ;->

Good luck, and enjoy if you  'win'

Gil, W1RG

Tim McNerney wrote:

>Am I crazy to be bidding on this?  I certainly wasn't planning to buy
>it just to take up space and admire (my wife yells at me about every
>new "boat anchor" :-).  The thing has been sitting in a crate for 30
>years, so I'd have to figure out how to wire it up and "commission" it
>(lube, clean, etc.), but I found precious-little information on the
>Web about MITE ttys.  Anyone have leads on wiring diagrams, service
>manuals, etc.?  BTW, is this a 5 or 8-bit device?
>
>--Tim McNerney
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