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

[Sellam Ismail]

On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, H.E.Robert wrote:

> 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).

Hi folks.

Yes, I intend to make a functional replica, which means it will output 
actual MF tones.  I guess if anyone needed a pretext to bust me for 
something then this will be it, but I'm sure my client will be pretty 
unhappy if that comes to pass.

> 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.

Thanks for the information.  I don't want to go off on a wild ostrich 
chase, so knowing what kind of keypad this really is would be nice.  I 
also thought it looked very Euro, but a stateside friend and contributor 
to this here list swears it's WECO, and he's generally right about these 
things.

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

Right, which makes one wonder why such a device would still be illegal, 
even though it can't be used to commit any sort of crime.  Just one more 
way for the MAN to keep you down!

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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