[GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74A

[Don Robert House]

You might find it interesting that the UGC-74C model was used in  
Afghanistan and Iraq for some time because it could stand the heat and  
sand.
Eventually IBM came up with a notebook computer that would work but  
printing was still a problem.

Don


On 17 Nov 2007, at 11:46 AM, Larry Tighe wrote:

Hi Folks,

FWIW, I've been copying W1AW with the monster 74A.  The drum spins  
around and about 80+ little hammars pound on the ribbon at the right  
time a letter on the drum is in position and wahlah, it prints a  
smeary little letter :>)

It's nice having this piece of mil. history working.  However the  
paramount question keeps coming up i.e., how on earth was this  
contraption ever approved for purchase by the U.S. gov't???

Who approves this stuff?  Apparently someone agrees with me as the 74B  
was produced and is 1000 times better than the "A".  Just venting over  
the waste of my tax dollars.

Now I feel better.

Lar
K2JIA
www.antiquetelephone.com

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