[GreenKeys] Mite in Orange, CT - $50

[Joe Clanin]

So glad someone from the list got this!

-Joe

On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 7:32 PM Ethan Blanton <elb at kb8ojh.net> wrote:

> Joe Clanin wrote:
> > No affiliation with the seller, etc. Pictures attached for those who do
> not
> > wish to follow the link.
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/631277617593113/
>
> Well ... I had a one-time opportunity to get it picked up, so I did.
> It's a gorgeous little teleprinter, and everything basically seems to
> work. It came with no documentation, though, and I haven't yet figured
> out how to get it out of the lower half of the case.  (There are two
> promising screws, but I haven't tried to remove them, and I suspect
> it's not that easy.) It has a DB-25 female connector on the rear
> labeled "PRL OUTPUT/RS-232/DGTL" (or something similar), but jumping
> pin 2 to 3 does not seem to cause it to go into loopback.  It does,
> however, work fine if put in half duplex, and the keyboard prints to
> the paper.
>
> I've been unable to find manuals (and it didn't come with any), so I'm
> not sure aobut the connector pinouts.  It also states in a brochure
> that it came with that it will take standard 8.5" friction feed paper,
> and it will, but the tractor feed rollers damage the edges of the
> sheet -- they're much closer together than standard letter tractor
> feed paper with 9.5" total width.
>
> If anyone has manuals or documentation, or knows where to find tractor
> feed paper that's somewhat narrower than standard printer paper, or
> knows anything about the connector pinouts, I'd love to hear from you.
>
> I'll be documenting what I figure out, as I figure it out, in the
> meantime.
>
> Ethan
>
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