[GreenKeys] Model 26 rescued

[John Lawson]

   Just got back from a (truncated) visit to the 7th annual Vintage 
Computer Festival in Mountain View, CA...  one of my other twisted 
afflictions, apart from heavy old Teletypes, is collecting and restoring 
heavy old computers - I specialize in DEC (Digital Equipment Corp) 
minicomputer systems.

   A friend and fellow collector told me he was bringing an old TTY that 
he'd found at a small ham swap, and since he'd sold me a couple of ratty 
Model 28 KSRs in the past, I naturally assumed it was another - not that I 
need any more 28s, but, hey! parts is parts.

   So I was pretty shocked when he opened the back of his van and there is 
a Model 26...!   Even has a very rusty pint can of Teletype Oil with it.

   I haven't had time to do much more than open the top and look, and it's 
missing three or four keytops, that I have spares of...  but it's in 
generally good shape from what I can see. Apparently it was in use in a 
QTH some years back - there is a wad of paper and various doc that is 
jammed down in the case, so we'll see what's included there.

   Gil has a nice spread of pictures of these:

http://www.vauxelectronics.com/gil/tty/M26.htm

   So it's nice that the TTY Gods were smiling, and thanks also to Marvin, 
KE6HTS, for snagging this Old Girl.

   Now where are my latex gloves and that old tin washbasin....


Cheers

John  KB6SCO