[GreenKeys] Re: [Off Topic] Looking for WECO keypad

[H.E.Robert]

Sheldon, Don, Sellam, and Fellow Listers at Large...

I don't know that Sellam was looking to construct a working
"Blue Box", technically an unlawful device**, but rather a
museum quality mock up of the WOZ device.  To that end, the
keypad shown in the link, is not a Western Electric keypad, as
the only two types I've seen, where the old "Test board" type,
with round keytops, that had switchboard mountings, (not portable).

And the type resembling a standard square button keypad like those
on an old Weco/Bell System 2500 desk telephone, but with the 4 extra
keys, of which 2 were used for Sender Selection, one for Start,
and one for "future use".

In any event, the pictured pad looks more like an Automatic Electric,
or possibly a European manufactured device???  But I'm pretty sure It's
not Weco.

Just Bob!
**With the out of band signaling used today i.e.; Signaling System 
Seven, they are useless!


sdaitch at ibb.gov wrote:
> Don,
> 
> one minor point is that the 16 digit DTMF pad used different
> tone pairs from the MF dialing used by the blueboxes, unless the
> telco version was set up for the same tone pairs required by
> the toll switching equipment.  
> 
> Sheldon
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Robert House <drhouse at nadcomm.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 1:36 pm
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Re: [Off Topic] Looking for WECO keypad
> 
> 
>>Sellam,
>>
>>The 16 button dial pads are collectors items and hard to come by.  
>>
>>They were used mostly by the military and in telephone test boards.
>>
>>Try:
>>Murphy's Surplus
>>Mike Murphy
>>401 N. Johnson Ave
>>El Cajon, CA 92020
>>www.murphyjunk.com
>>619 444 7717
>>FAX 444 6750
>>EMAIL murphy at cts.com
>>
>>also:
>>Electronic Dimensions
>>Glen Galati
>>424 Puyallup Ave.
>>Tacoma, WA 98421
>>206-272-1061
>>www.el-dim.com
>>EMAIL eldim at att.net
>>
>>also:
>>Mike Sandman
>>Roselle, IL
>>630-980-7710
>>www.sandman.com
>>EMAIL mike at sandman.com
>>
>>Make sure yours is a fake.  The devices are still illegal even 
>>though  
>>they will no longer work on most networks.
>>
>>Don
>>
>>
>>On 7 Mar 2006, at 4:49 AM, Sellam Ismail wrote:
>>
>>
>>Hello all.
>>
>>I hope the folks here might lead me in the right direction.
>>
>>I'm doing a replica project whereby I'll be constructing a functional
>>facsimile of the infamous Woz Blue Box, as pictured here:
>>
>>http://www.xs4all.nl/~robinv/digitaldecay/beeld/bluebox.jpg
>>
>>As such, I'll need the keypad shown in the photo, which I'm told was
>>manufactured by WECO.  Does anyone have one, or know where I can 
>>get  
>>one?
>>I'm willing to pay a reasonable amount to get one.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>-- 
>>
>>Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage 
>>Computer  
>>Festival
>>
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