[GreenKeys] Heavy Metal, Etc.

[Paul Heller]

I've been in this museum. It is outstanding. I hope you get lots of help, Al.

Bridging the modern (cell phone text messages or whatever) with old school teletypes is a great idea and should really draw in the younger generation.  I look forward to hearing about your project and maybe seeing it next time I am again in New Jersey.

Paul


On Jun 23, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Al Klase wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I'm new to the list.  I am currently involved is setting up a WWII 
> Signal Corps display at The Radio Technology Museum at InfoAge located 
> at the site of the Evans Signal laboratory in New Jersey.  See:  
> http://www.rtm.ar88.net/
> 
> Part of the concept is to emphasize the important role played by 
> wire-line communications to include teletype.  We have a Model 19 we're 
> resurrecting, and couple more in storage, so we should be OK with hardware.
> 
> We'd like to set up a meaningful demonstration to capture the 
> imaginations of young people.  It would be really cool if we could text, 
> tweet, belch, or whatever it is they do with computers and cellphones 
> from a mechanical device.
> 
> The "Heavy Metal" software package sounded like a good place to start, 
> but when I visited the website, I found the links to the actual software 
> to be dead, and the dates suggest this was something that happened 6-8 
> years ago.  So, I'm appealing to the TTY experts for suggestion as to 
> how to proceed.  Any help appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Al
> 
> -- 
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
> 
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