[GreenKeys] Teleprinter demo project

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Guys, & Gals

The ultimate demo, would be a TTY set up to send and receive basic "text" messages.  
Some type of interface, probably a pc, to make the conversion, maybe even the greenkeys
server could make the conversions?  But to send and be able to print out text messages,
might be a cool way to bring in the younger crowd?

Just Bob......just thinking too much!



----- Original Message ----
> From: Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
> To: Ken Schwieker <ksweek at mindspring.com>
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2008 10:02:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Teleprinter demo project 
> 
> I've done something similar for a couple of museums.  I did use a PC -
> in one case it was an old PC-XT and in another case it was a later
> model that the museum happened to have in the office anyway.  I used
> the old software named RTTY12G which you can find with google and
> which is written in BASIC.  This software was originally intended
> for turning a PC into a "glass Teletype" for ham radio use.  In one
> case I modified it to start up automatically and print from a disk
> file when the machine was powered up.  In the other case I left it
> unmodified and gave the museum directions for running it.  It can
> transmit from files on disk.
> 
> I had it set up with files of press wire news, so when it was running
> it looked like you were getting the latest news right off the wire -
> except the news was about whatever event the museum was featuring at
> the time.
> 
> I haven't done it, but always intended to make a transparent cover
> for the machine so that people can see all the working parts.  I
> have run the machine with no cover, but you have to be careful that
> people don't stick their fingers or noses into the path of the
> carriage.
> 
> 
> 
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