[GreenKeys] saving machines

[Lee Mushel]

Gil, et Al.

I have long wondered what that "number" was and I will admit to being 
shocked to find it that small!

I've always been intrigued with "things mechanical" and I've tried to 
determine why this should be so.   I have two of my Model 28 machines always 
ready for demonstration for visitors to my ham radio shack and I must admit 
that over the past three years no one has seemed to exhibit the slightest 
interest even when invited to sit down and do some typing.   As far as I can 
tell I should thank my parents and grandparents for my interest.   There was 
a corner of the kitchen pantry where I, not much older than a toddler, 
could sit with my own "screwdriver" and was encouraged to disassemble 
clocks.   All relatives had instructions to save their old, non-working 
alarm clocks (usually from the "ben" family) so that I could take them 
apart.   Dad would start the screws and I could then proceed.   If I found a 
geneva movement that still functioned under the action of a probing finger I 
felt that I had something wonderful.   Thankfully, no one worried about my 
swallowing a tiny part or other imaginary danger so commonly loved by 
today's child rearing activists.   And the next step was the tinker toy. 
My family made sure that I had no shortage of components and I also had a 
electric motor and an electrically heated steam engine to drive my 
"creations."

I firmly believe that such interest, which has continued through my life and 
is now reflected in the 14,  15, 26, 28 etc. I now protect is due to the 
early encouragement I've described.   I wonder if any other of the 300 would 
agree?

73

Lee   K9WRU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gil at baudot.net>
To: <pmcconnell at snip.net>
Cc: "aaa-greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] saving machines


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>
> We have about 300 folks on an email list called greenkeys, and I figured
> someone would be close enough.  We all hate to see machines end up in
> the dump (I have a couple of dozen myself).
>
> Thanks for letting us save these machines, and best of luck with your
> move.
>
 > greenkeys moderator
> gil at baudot.net
> www.baudot.net
> Vaux Electronics:  480-354-5556
>
>
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:
>> From: "Paul McConnell" <pmcconnell at snip.net>
>> Date: Sat, July 16, 2011 4:24 am
>> To: <gil at baudot.net>
>>
>>
>> Gil,
>>
>> Just a note to thank you for alerting folks that my
>> Teletype machines were in need of rescue.
>>
>> Thanks to your quick action, and the efforts of a few
>> very enthusiastic people, the last few scraps of my
>> collection will be enroute to an eager recipient in
>> Missouri later this afternoon.
>>
>> Everyone who received one of the machines was delighted,
>> and I am very grateful that everything was spared from
>> a trip to the smelters.  None of this would have happened
>> without your message.
>>
>> You have made a lot of people happy.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Paul McConnell
>> Millville, New Jersey
>
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