[GreenKeys] looking for M14 ROTR mechanism

[Roy Morgan]

At 02:47 PM 1/25/2005, gil wrote:
>Hi folks:
>
>I recently came across a wooden case for an M14 ROTR,  ...
>This is not the cubic M14 tape unit that wheels around on the floor, but 
>rather the tabletop unit without the keyboard installed (I have the other 
>one with the keyboard).  What is the proper terminology for all of these 
>M14 variants anyway?


Gil,

ROTR is the Receive Only Typing Reperforator.
That is, it types and punches the tape but has no keyboard.

The Roll around one is perhaps the same device, but may be the ROR, Receive 
Only Reperforator (with no typing.) There is one of these buried under my 
work bench at home.

The typing reperforator does all three: has keyboard (that as I understand 
it cannot be used separately as on a page printer), types and punches.  If 
this one is set up to the right of a T/D (with taught tape switch) you can 
type on the tape and have it transmitted as soon as the tape gets to the 
T/D if the T/D is in the transmit loop.

This is from memory of recently re-reading Byron Kretzman's book.

Roy

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