[GreenKeys] Model 33 ASR Restoration Update

[Chris Elmquist]

On Thursday (08/06/2015 at 12:00PM -0700), Pete Lancashire wrote:
> David,
> 
> I strongly recommend before typing anything else replace the rubber hammer
> 'button' with a piece of PVC tubing and eventually replace with a new
> button.
> 
> It takes only a few 'hits' to ruin your typewheel.
> 
> BTW Congratulations !

I think Pete has missed earlier postings by David that indicate this
ASR33 has been restored to better than new condition :-)

Awesome story Dave and happy to see another M6800/6802 fan!

Chris NØJCF


> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:12 AM, David Tumey via GreenKeys <
> greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hope the list doesn't mind me sharing the reunion of the '369 UMass
> > teletype with the 6802-based computer I built as a kid.  As mentioned in
> > previous updates, I wrangled the '369 from the engineering school at UMass
> > to use as a terminal with the 6802 machine I started building when I was
> > 19.  The last time these two machines communicated was in 1983.  After
> > wandering around the US for the past 32 years taking very different paths
> > (the TTY was MIA since 1994), they have been reunited for the first time.
> > I have attached a couple photos.  My thanks to the list for all the help
> > getting here.
> >
> > Note the '369 is going topless for now (it is S. FL so that is expected)
> > while the work on the plastics is completed.  The computer is a
> > single-board design sitting on a piece of plywood to the left of the
> > machine running a 4K basic kluge off of EPROM.  The print is hot off the
> > platen.  Surprisingly good character quality and alignment!
> >
> > ...and yes, I did get a little misty while watching the machine run a
> > crude prime number generator I whipped up! Thanks for letting me share.
> >
> > --dave
> > W5DT
> >
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Chris Elmquist