[GreenKeys] ticker tape ID, and pics from Andromeda Strain

[gil at baudot.net]

Hi folks:

Hope everyone had a great New Years!

I had someone requesting info on the machine that produced the ticker
tape in the following pictures -- the pieces are said to have come from
Black Thursday and Black Tuesday in October 1929.  I don't know much
about those machines, but there are some of you out there who certainly
must.  It looks like 11/16" standard paper tape, but printed in two rows
of letters (which look to be about 3/16" tall).  Anyone know what kind
of ticker could have produced this tape in 1929?  There is also a small
bit torn from a page printer;  I suppose that would possibly be an M12,
but I'm not sure.  The type on that is about 1/8" tall.
http://www.baudot.net/gil/Unknown-Ticker-Tape-003.jpg
http://www.baudot.net/gil/Unknown-Ticker-Tape-007.jpg


On an unrelated note, I have posted some pics from one of my favorite
sci-fi movies, Andromeda Strain (1971).  There are pics of the 33ASR
that they painted black -- I just may do that someday with a cracked
crappy 33 cover.  There are also some pics of M35s, including the paper
scrap in the bell.  Just a fun little bit of teletype trivia from the
movies.  Next I'll need to get some pics from Brazil.
http://www.baudot.net/gil/andromeda-strain-1971/

thanks,

gil



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