[GreenKeys] RFT T-63 connected to twitter

[Duncan Brown]

Henning,

Thanks for the correction & pictures!!

The unit that Vladamir just bought:
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    I've bought STA-M67B (СТА-М67Б). Waiting for delivery from somewhere
    in Syberia. It's a clone of T-14 with Russian letters. Huge box
    weighting about 50 kg.

    https://www.avito.ru/tomsk/kollektsionirovanie/telegrafnyy_apparat_sta_m67_b_749475617

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is also a 3-shift, 2 alphabet, Latin/Cyrillic printer!  So looks like 
there were three different models of Latin/Cyrillic printers made.
The STA-M67B is a tape printer and looks a little like a M14.  I know 
that Teletype Corp sold the rights to the M14 & M15 to various 
companies. I had heard of a Russian version of the M14, but was not 
aware of a 2 alphabet model.

Have fun & keep learning!

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 17-Dec-16 06:48, Henning Treumann wrote:
> Hello Duncan and others,
>
>
>     The T-63 was the only mechanical teleprinter that could type in
>     two different alphabets. 
>
>
> I have to correct my own statement about the ONLY mechanical 3 shift 
> machine now. Now better say
> the FIRST one.
> Because last September I got hold of a Czech licence Siemens T100 also 
> as Latin/Cyrillic version
> from a collector friend from Latvia.
> Until then I thought the T63 would be the only ever produced 
> mechanical 3 shift teletypewriter.
> I knew of single language machines made by Siemens (Arabic, Greek, 
> Cyrillic etc.) but didn"t know
> that there was also a two language version available.
> Siemens as a western company actually never had a market for such a 
> machine and I have never heard
> of one.
> But the Czech bought the licence and tools to produce T100's after 
> Siemens discontinued their
> mechanical teleprinter production in Germany.
> Together with RFT (a former Siemens production plant) in East Germany 
> they sold their products
> all over the "Eastern block" countries. So, there was also a need for 
> a two language machine
> as the RFT T63.
> See photos of my 3-shift BRNO T100:
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/SrEGNgZ8Vn2YNyKC7
>
> You always learn something new... ;-)
>
> Henning DF3OE
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>



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