[GreenKeys] Piece in the paper today

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Randy and Sherry Guttery" <comcents at bellsouth.net>
To: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Piece in the paper today


> On 4/5/2011 10:00 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>> New York Times... I am another who likes manual
>> typewriters although I do most typing on a computer. I 
>> think
>> the manual keeps me tuned up and also seems to be good 
>> for
>> my arthritis. I've done only a little typing on a 
>> Teletype,
>> they don't feel like anything else, perhaps the cushioned
>> keys.
>>
> Well, HI! Richard - glad to see you join us on GreenKeys! 
> Great bunch of people here...  lot's of info and support - 
> not to mention the occasional fun bit of irreverent 
> nonsense (AKA --  yeah - Jeff A's here too! Hi! Hi!)...
>
> best!

     Thank you all. I've been lurking for a while, Jeff 
Angus is the one who convinced me I should join. I've been 
fascinated with teletype machines for a great many years. I 
used to read the articles in CQ magazine years ago and had 
(maybe still have) the little collection of teletype 
newsetters published around the late 1950s. My problem at 
the moment is lack of space but I've dreamed of having maybe 
a Model 15 clacking merrily away. When I was a kid I had a 
friend at KFI and used to go over in the evenings to visit. 
I remember their little news room with maybe half a dozen 
machines. Usually at least three of them would be printing 
out something. Fascinating to watch. There is nothing else 
with that sound or nice oily smell. I don't remember exactly 
what was there but probably Associated Press, United Press, 
International News Service (that will date me) City News 
Service and the Weather Bureau. I think something else, 
maybe a wire from NBC since KFI was a very important NBC 
affil. An old-fashioned big-knob station the likes of which 
we will never see again. BTW, KFI's control rooms were all 
connected with telegraph keys. I think NBC was the same.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com