[GreenKeys] Teletype in Portable Case

Paul Heller paul0926 at comcast.net
Fri Sep 18 21:46:17 EDT 2015


HA! 75 pounds.  Now that’s a new definition for a luggable. Can’t wait to tell that to my computer buddies...

Paul
W2TTY


> On Sep 18, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Chris Elmquist <chrise at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> On Friday (09/18/2015 at 05:55PM -0500), Jack wrote:
>> 
>> I worked for a company call Vernitron in 1969. They built acoustic modems and
>> 
>> repackaged 33KSR’s into plastic vacuum-formed cases to be used as “transportable”
>> 
>> terminals. They had a Vernitron label on the front. Standard 33ASR’s were configured with casters.
> 
> Very interesting.  Anderson-Jacobson did something similar.  They made the
> modems, put them in the 33KSR's and then put those into a carrying case,
> 
> http://www.technologizer.com/2009/07/04/the-laptop-circa-1968/
> 
> -- 
> Chris Elmquist  N0JCF
> 
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