[GreenKeys] Fwd: Telephoto machines?

[Don Robert House]

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From: Don Robert House K9TTY <62.5milliamps at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Telephoto machines?
Date: 28 June 2015 12:15:48 PM CDT
To: WA5CAB at cs.com
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Robert,

The system was designed and built by the PHILCO Corporation.  The same company that built the Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) gear for anti-submarine warfare. I used to be a maintenance specialist for MAD gear.

The complete TXC-1 is still at the San Diego Computer Museum at the San Diego State University Library.
If I remember correctly I think I sent the speaker back to you or sent you a replacement.

Of course the table was not there so we adapted a table to look similar to the original.
The special paper, and stylus are there also.  UPS broke one of the tubes in the power supply, but Glen Galati provided a replacement.

If anyone watches the opening of Clint Eastwood's "Flags of our Fathers" you will see the TXC-1 in action.
Your power supply for the machine has sort have been immortalized by the film.

Thanks again for all of your kind support.
Don
K9TTY


On 28 Jun 2015, at 12:37 AM, WA5CAB--- via GreenKeys wrote:

> I have, or had, a more or less complete AN/TXC-1.  Part of it was shipped to Mexifornia for use in filming Flags Of Our Fathers.  What happened to it after that, I'm not sure.  I didn't get any of it back except the manual.
> 
> I've forgotten exactly how it worked except that it had a hardened steel stylus that ran against the drum.  Part of what I shipped were spare styluses.
> 
> In a message dated 06/28/2015 00:06:21 AM Central Daylight Time, die at dieconsulting.com writes: 
>>> The WW-II era AN/TXC-1 was a photo-quality machine used by the military.
>>> I imagine it was derived from a civilian machine, but I don't see anything
>>> in the tech manual that identifies the supplier.
> 
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