[GreenKeys] wall mounted 28's

[Randy and Sherry Guttery]

  On 11/4/2010 8:42 PM, weather wrote:
> I also recall yet another version of a 28RO that was somehow rack mounted with several machines "stacked" one on top of another.
and then Jack noted:

 > It was supposedly used in aircraft carriers to project 
weather information
 > on a large screen in the pilot's ready-room. The stencil on
 > the side said "NIMITZ".

The Nimitz had quite a lot of TTY gear in the early 1980s 
that most here would be familiar with... If you can get a 
hold of a movie called "The Final Countdown" 1980 with Kirk 
Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino and Charles Durning - 
there are several scenes in / around the comm center.  At 
the (approx.) 1:30:00 into the movie - just after they've 
gone through the storm a second time - there is a very brief 
shot of the dual four-high waterfall sets "jumping" to life 
(actually - someone just opened the loop - and the six 
visible typers of course come alive).   The movie is not 
well known - but has an interesting (if improbable) premise 
- and the flight scenes are among the best ever filmed.  
Didn't hurt that the Tom Cats were being flown by several of 
the best pilots in the world.. and pushing them right to 
their limits (one pulls a stunt that the Navy brass about 
had a heart attack over - but after it caused a "swell" in 
enlistments - they got over it)...  If you're going to buy 
the movie (which I highly recommend) splurge a bit and get 
the Blue Underground issue... it's *well* worth the cost...  
(usually runs $30.00 for the two disc limited edition DVD 
(with lots of extras) and $35.00 for the Blu-Ray).

There is a trailer here:  
http://www.blue-underground.com/product.php?product=164

and at least part of a water-fall is visible with one sorta 
typing... (looks like typical random printing from no 
signal)...

Should be obvious I have no interest in Blue Underground, 
etc. - other than a satisfied customer...  but I'll note it 
here "just in case"...

best regards...

-- 
randy guttery

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