[GreenKeys] AN/UGC 74A and 74B

[Pete Lancashire]

not only ribbons but $3 million in 2001 and 2002

to the tune of $3 million worth of them in 2001 and 2002

http://www.governmentcontractswon.com/department/defense/an-ugc-74.asp?yr=02

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Don Robert House <Packard42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Larry,
>
> Both of mine work like new.  The military still is ordering ribbon
> cartridges for these.
> In certain environments with heat and sand the Army has had lots of
> failures of computers.
> My friend Warren Brader was training soldiers on using the 74B and 74C
> back in Iraq.
>
> I have had the same problem as you are writing about with Model 40
> printers.  I have not
> figured out exactly what happens but I believe it is a combination of
> the type of lubricant,
> the type of ink in the ribbon, plus heat and the composition of the
> platen.
>
> My UGC-74A and B are in my nice cool basement and I do not run them
> very much.
> The military, of course, has the advantage of being able to replace
> parts much easier
> than you or I do.
>
> Good luck,
> Don
> K9TTY
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