[GreenKeys] Another question for old Bell System guys
Al Murray
al.e.murray at uwrf.edu
Tue Dec 16 07:42:25 EST 2008
I think Wallace is correct. Tho I remember it on the early ESS switches
running on a
model 35. Memory is very dim at this point. AL
Don Robert House wrote:
> By George... Wallace I think you may have hit on it.
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
>
> On 15 Dec 2008, at 8:18 AM, MURRAY, WALLACE W (ATTASIAIT) wrote:
>
> One thought:
> Could it be something that was used with the perforator used on the five
> cross bar for detailed billing. It had a paper tape that was about two
> inches wide.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Robert House [mailto:Packard42 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:11 PM
> To: Jim Haynes
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net; Bill Pritts; Don Ostrand; Phil
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> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Another question for old Bell System guys
>
> Jim,
>
> Does the parts book have a date? I know a guy in at&t archives that
> might be able to help.
>
> At first though I was thinking that the tape would be wide enough for a
> post printing function like winding it up and then running it through a
> manual braille embosser.
>
> Just an idea. I will copy some of my Bell folks to see if they recall
> such a strip printer.
>
> Don
>
>
> On 14 Dec 2008, at 8:34 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:
>
> There is a parts book for the Model 14 tape strip printer in Bell System
> service. It shows parts for 2" wide tape, with character spacings of 7
> per inch and 8 per inch. Anybody know what those were used for?
>
>
>
> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net
>
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