[GreenKeys] GreenKeys Digest, Vol 110, Issue 50
N4BE_Jim
N4BE_Jim at Yahoo.com
Fri Mar 15 11:07:22 EDT 2013
Folks here must really enjoy hitting those green keys lol. It would help if the "daily digest" subscription option really worked. I signed up for that delivery method but I am still getting 3-4 or more mailings per day. Admin: What say ye?
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> 1. Re: Did I Subscribe To GreenKeys In Error? (COURYHOUSE at aol.com)
> 2. Flexowriter 01 (Simon Claessen)
> 3. Re: Flexowriter 01 (COURYHOUSE at aol.com)
> 4. Re: Flexowriter 01 (Simon Claessen)
> 5. Re: Did I Subscribe To GreenKeys In Error? (Simon Claessen)
> 6. Re: Looks Like There Needs To Be A Time Out Called. (Rokumon Cat)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:11:29 -0400 (EDT)
> From: COURYHOUSE at aol.com
> To: pferris at cox.net, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Did I Subscribe To GreenKeys In Error?
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> oh dear.... what a sight we must seem.....
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> In a message dated 3/14/2013 4:04:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> greenkeys at pferris.com writes:
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>
> Hi Guys,
> I?m fairly new to the list. I believe this is my first posting. Bear with
> me if I?m way off base. I originally subscribed because ?GreenKeys? was
> referred to me as a good possible source to find a Teletype reasonably cheap?
> I was looking for a Model 33 Teletype with paper tape reader & punch. I
> wanted to get a feel to see what GreenKeys was all about. Earlier today I
> received GreenKeys Digest, Vol 110, Issue 45.
> For those that don?t receive GreenKeys in digested format, it featured the
> following articles:
> Today's Topics:
> 1. Re: Close enough? (Peter Gottlieb)
> 2. Re: and now, for something completely off-topic (Kevin DeW
> itt) (Peter Gottlieb)
> 3. My Post RE: Don House - - - Off Topic?? At This Point, Who
> Cares???.... (Christian Gauger-Cosgrove)
> 4. Re: and now, for something completely off-topic (Kevin DeW
> itt) (Peter Gottlieb)
> 5. Re: and now, for something completely off-topic (Kevin
> DeW
> itt) (_COURYHOUSE at aol.com_ (mailto:COURYHOUSE at aol.com) )
> My question are these:
>
> Did I subscribe to this in error? Is the a technology themed digest
> related to amateur radio or is it something else? With the exception of topic
> #1, I?m not sure what #2 thru #5 had to do with Amateur Radio or TTY or
> anything remotely close. Lending it a cutesy subject line doesn?t mitigate the
> fact that it was:
> 1) Vitriolic in nature.
> 2) Totally unrelated to Amateur radio and/or teletype.
> 3) Is this digest total anarchy or is it actively moderated, but off
> topic postings laced with profanity is cool? I ask because the only thing
> that I saw in the QSL.NET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES that pornography won?t
> pass muster. What is this list?s charter / purpose?
> My apologies if I?ve inadvertently subscribed to a transcript digest more
> reminiscent of some HF band exchange between angry ops that have migrated
> all the way from ?my swollen prostate gland? to ?Buy Made In The USA? or
> if I?m otherwise mistaken about its purpose. I?m not here for your P&M
> sessions guys! Honest. I hear enough venting & rage in my job. I don?t prefer
> it in my recreation. If I?m mistaken, please let me know. If so, I will
> unsubscribe. If I am not mistaken, then I?d encourage the posters to get
> their respective acts together, swap email addresses, pick a frequency or
> otherwise find some other forum for their angst. I?d rather get ONE quality
> digest every 2 months, than 2 or 3 a month full of venom like this issue.
> I?d encourage the moderator to either set me straight, or address the
> issue.
> Sincere 73 all?
> --Pete
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> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:07:05 +0100
> From: Simon Claessen <simski at dds.nl>
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Flexowriter 01
> Message-ID: <5142E4B9.20305 at dds.nl>
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> well, it seems that i won the auction for the friden Flexowriter. it can
> do cards and papertape. the previous owner reversed engineered the
> punchcode (:) ) about 20 years ago (no internet then...) and i think
> even the pinout of the big connectors on the side. Hopefully it will
> arrive this evening so i can make some better pictures for you all.
>
> this is the machine: http://www.drukknop.nl/img/friden_flexowriter.jpg
>
> are there people here with proper documentation for this machine?
> --
> Met vriendelijke Groet,
>
> Simon Claessen
> drukknop.nl
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:17:41 -0400 (EDT)
> From: COURYHOUSE at aol.com
> To: simski at dds.nl, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Flexowriter 01
> Message-ID: <34c0b.6cfcc547.3e744134 at aol.com>
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> Looks neat! heh! they are heavy!
> I will need to see some connectors...
>
> any idea what system it was used on opr is it standalone and no i/o ...
> just a punch read and type locally machine!?
>
> ed sharpe archaist for smecc
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>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/15/2013 2:07:18 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> simski at dds.nl writes:
>
> well, it seems that i won the auction for the friden Flexowriter. it can
> do cards and papertape. the previous owner reversed engineered the
> punchcode (:) ) about 20 years ago (no internet then...) and i think
> even the pinout of the big connectors on the side. Hopefully it will
> arrive this evening so i can make some better pictures for you all.
>
> this is the machine: http://www.drukknop.nl/img/friden_flexowriter.jpg
>
> are there people here with proper documentation for this machine?
> --
> Met vriendelijke Groet,
>
> Simon Claessen
> drukknop.nl
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> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:39:40 +0100
> From: Simon Claessen <simski at dds.nl>
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Flexowriter 01
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> I will have that info tonight (CET) when it arrives at our hackerspace. :-)
>
> On 15-03-13 10:17, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:
>> Looks neat! heh! they are heavy!
>> I will need to see some connectors...
>> any idea what system it was used on opr is it standalone and no i/o
>> ... just a punch read and type locally machine!?
>> ed sharpe archaist for smecc
>> In a message dated 3/15/2013 2:07:18 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>> simski at dds.nl writes:
>>
>> well, it seems that i won the auction for the friden Flexowriter. it
>> can
>> do cards and papertape. the previous owner reversed engineered the
>> punchcode (:) ) about 20 years ago (no internet then...) and i think
>> even the pinout of the big connectors on the side. Hopefully it will
>> arrive this evening so i can make some better pictures for you all.
>>
>> this is the machine: http://www.drukknop.nl/img/friden_flexowriter.jpg
>>
>> are there people here with proper documentation for this machine?
>> --
>> Met vriendelijke Groet,
>>
>> Simon Claessen
>> drukknop.nl
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> --
> Met vriendelijke Groet,
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> Simon Claessen
> drukknop.nl
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:52:45 +0100
> From: Simon Claessen <simski at dds.nl>
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Did I Subscribe To GreenKeys In Error?
> Message-ID: <51430B8D.4000902 at dds.nl>
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> Please feel offended at your own leisure. but we are people, not
> machines, and therefore tend to express more than the strictly nessesary
> information including headers, hash-keys and parity bits.
>
> The ASR-33 you mention could comes around frequently in the group.
>
> we at hack42.nl just got two of them an i just restaurated one of them.
> Now i'm working on a Siemens t37 telex and boy, what a difference. the
> ASR-33 is one of the last mechanical terminal devices and reflects this
> in being set up very cheap and minimal. self-threading fixing screws are
> also calibrations screws, thin steel. But superb documentation and nice
> drawings going with it. The Siemens (designed in 1933) on the other hand
> is well build, thick cast aluminium and nice cylinderhead screws, but
> documentation is horrorbly set up, with all the text in the beginning,
> and all the pictures in the end (no drawings!)
>
> But i like them both, because they reflect two complete different
> engineering eras
>
>
> is this better Pete?
> --
> Met vriendelijke Groet,
>
> Simon Claessen
> drukknop.nl
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Rokumon Cat <rokumoncat at yahoo.com>
> To: GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Looks Like There Needs To Be A Time Out
> Called.
> Message-ID:
> <1363348858.701.YahooMailClassic at web120905.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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> I use elevator hydraulic oil. It is low viscosity, no additives, and extra refined to a very nice light straw color. Works great and doesn't turn gummy and can handle artic cold without becoming gooey.
> ?
> Joe
>
> --- On Thu, 3/14/13, COURYHOUSE at aol.com <COURYHOUSE at aol.com> wrote:
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>
> From: COURYHOUSE at aol.com <COURYHOUSE at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Looks Like There Needs To Be A Time Out Called.
> To: jdangus at att.net, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 5:23 PM
>
>
>
>
> ?
> wait... the fellow that asked may be a new user and has not heard the recommended oil types...
>
> come on....be nice to new folk........
> I think it is? 20 w? non-detergent.
> ?
>
> In a message dated 3/14/2013 3:29:54 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, jdangus at att.net writes:
>
> On 3/14/2013 2:56 PM, Til128 at aol.com wrote:
>
> What type of oil should I use on my 28 printer?I use WD-40 and Mayonnaise.
>
> *snickers*
>
> That should distract them for a while.
>
> Jeff-1.0
> wa6fwi
>
>
>
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