[GreenKeys] Mite teleprinter VS Teletype TT-232?

Duncan Brown duncanancy at earthlink.net
Sat Mar 22 14:20:30 EDT 2014


Ken,

Did you mean TT-242? It was a lightweight printer made for the US Signal 
Corps.  See Teletype Corp. Museum Book page enclosed.  There was also a 
TT-190 that was similar.  I don't beleive that either of them ever got 
into production.

Have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ

On 03/22/14 11:27, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
> Hi all...
> Many tks to all who posted such great info on the MITE
> teleprinter...I had heard of these units some time ago, but
> knew very little about them...Just reading all the informative posts 
> on these machines was a learning experience in itself!
> As I recall this machine was developed to provide a small,
> electronic teleprinter which cud be more cheaply made than
> any of the M28 line that TTY Corp'n was offering at the time.
> As mentioned in the many post, WU and the US Military were very 
> interested in these machines.
> Now, to the little known Teletype TT-232 unit...I hear very
> little abt this particular printer...Was it ever put into mass
> production? From what little I know, it was supposed to
> be a lightweight hybrid of some M28 & M32 product designs,
> being constructed mostly of aluminum alloy parts. I believe
> at one point, it was offered to the US Navy for 
> evaluation/consideration...
> Was this model Teletype Corp'n. response to the MITE?
> I have never seen one, does anyone in the group have one
> that they could comment on, with perhaps a few pics.
> Thanks much for whatever the group can come up with.
> Cheers!
> Ken VE3-HMQ
>
>
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