[GreenKeys] Re: Murray and the Model 12

[gil smith]

Hello Richard:

I finally got a chance to print out your recent emails and sit down for a 
read.  Very interesting machines you have in that museum.  I would love to 
see some more pictures, so I could put them up on our web site.  Heck, a 
whole bunch of pictures, especially the Morkrum printer.  Didn't know one 
of those still existed anywhere -- it may be the only one.

The letters/figures pairings on that machine are a mystery to me 
though.  It does not seem to have been documented anywhere that I have 
found.  The only Morkrum code I have seen is in Eric's document, but it is 
different from your machine.  And those figs don't seem to match any other 
early code listed either.

I'd really like to know more about these machines, and how you have them 
connected.  If you have additional related emails that did not go to 
greenkeys, please forward them to me, if you would be so kind.


thanks,

gil


At 08:08 PM 2/9/2005, you wrote:
>>From: "Richard YOUL  Brisbane" <sctelegraphist at hello.NET.au>
>>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:51:50 +1000
>>Hi Sam and Don,
>>
>>I found both your communications most interesting. Some of it I have replied
>>to on greenkeys, but I don't think most of the members are all that
>>interested in this so am replying individually, also because I have a photo
>>to send which probably won't go into greenkeys. I hope it is not big enough
>>to clog up your E-Mail. Still learning about all that. I suspect that the
>>items in this poster are stored in Melbourne, along with very many other
>>items, few being catalogued. If you check our site on:
>>brisbanelivingheritage.org , Telstra Museum, there is a reasonable image of
>>our keyboard.
>>
>>Yesterday I checked what was marked on the keyboard, and what the Morcrum
>>acutally printed. The layout of alphabet and numbers was standard QWERTY,
>>but the other punctuation is non standard and allocated differently. I will
>>show alphabet beside its respective punctuation.
>>
>>S £    D (    F )   G 1/4   H 1/2   J 3/4   L 7/  [Like 7/8 without the 8]??
>>Z .    X %    C &   V "     B  /    N  -    M ?
>>
>>A was shown as Bell, but when I wired up the MUX I never looked into the
>>matter of the bell.
>>Additionally the last key on the bottom row is missing but does not appear
>>to be of any importance. In printing out these characters it was clear that
>>a cleaning of the type keys was somewhat overdue! Another job for maybe next
>>week.
>>
>>The photo of the printer shows that it ressembles more than anything a
>>rather old typewriter with no keyboard. Nevertheless it has a number of
>>features which flowed onto the model 15.
>>
>>One of our members was a telegraph technician from around 1940 so he saw the
>>Model 12 in service.  He says he never saw one with a cover. The wooden
>>covers fitted to some Creed 7 machines were made in the Post Office
>>workshops and greatly decreased the noise output of these machines. As there
>>were some similarities with the Sydney Morkrum printer cover, I would think
>>the P.O. also made these covers. I beleive that in the days of Morse, Murray
>>etc. the noise coming from the larger telegraph operating rooms was close to
>>deafening. No wonder so many of the older operators became hard of hearing!
>>
>>I expect to be in Sydney early next month so can investigate the coloured
>>keyboard there much more closely if you require additional info. Also,
>>closer shots of Morcrum printer, Phonic wheel etc can be arranged.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Richard YOUL
>>
>>If I have overlooked anybody who may be interested in this, feel free to
>>send it on.
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