[GreenKeys] Teletypes and computers

[Jim Haynes]

Burroughs used a 28RO in its 220 machine - with the character set all 
modified to use the native character set of the computer.  This was long
before ASCII.  For the later 5500 model they used a 33KSR, also with
a modified character set.  This replaced some non-IBM electric typewriter
they had tried as a console machine and I assume either found too
unreliable or too expensive.  Still it's hard to understand why on a
million dollar computer they used a 33 instead of a 35.  Univac used
35s for some of their console printers with, as I recall, their own
keyboard.

I remember a Model 35 ASR used with a Data General minicomputer and there
was some modification they made to the LXD reader.  If I remember 
correctly it involved a rubber band.



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