[GreenKeys] Western Union Five Level and 1968 ASCII Code Card

[Wa3frp]

Consider this Jeff...  


>From another perspective, while the ITA2 standard was in place and set, there were a number of UPPER CASE keys that were not defined at all - just blank.  So, you had no possible way to use UPPER CASE  F, G and H.  They were non-printing is the ITA2 standard.


Now, as a business owner, and potential USA and Canadian Telex subscriber, would you want the symbols $, & and # on your keyboard or leave them undefined. 


Western Union & CNCP did it both ways by clearly showing what was capable in the USA (and Canada) and also the ITA2 standard on the same keytops. The keyboard clearly showed what differences in the USA (and Canada) and ROTW standard were by the split keytop legends. |_ 


Best,


Russ - WA3FRP
wa3frp at aol.com

i-Telex 834328 WUTMPAM CHIL



-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Angus <jdangus at att.net>
To: greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Feb 7, 2018 7:06 am
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Western Union Five Level and 1968 ASCII Code Card


    
On 1/27/18 2:37 PM, Wa3frp via      GreenKeys wrote:
    
    
Let me see          if I can help explain what happened here.  Yes, there is
          a difference between the CCITT No. 2 Standard that Europe and
          probably the ROTW followed for a Telex keyboard and what was
          implemented in the USA.  
    In short, the folks at Western Union knew what the CCIT-2
    standard was and that they had to comply with it when their
    equipment was used with the international telex network.
    But, locally (within the US) they decided "This is what we will
    do."
    
    Hence their split key cap legends. |_
    
    "I love standards, there are so many to choose from."
    Grace Hopper
    
    
-- 
"I am a river to my people."
Jeff-1.0
WA6FWI
www.foxsmercantile.com

  
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