[GreenKeys] FTGH Mite keyboard

[Duncan Brown]

Ralph,

I'm quite familiar with the "Standard" MITEs, (AN/TGC-14, -29; AN/UGC-38 
-41; TT-299, etc).  I trained on them in the Army and we have a couple 
in the AWA Museum. They all used mechanical keyboards.

The MITE keyboard that Paul had was electronic, so not used with the 
standard MITEs.

When training on them in the Army in late 1966, we were told that MITE 
was out of business and it was hard to get parts.  But I've seen some 
indications that they may have resurfaced in the 1970s. There is an IC 
on the mystery  MITE keyboard that looks like it has a 1972 date code.

For those not familiar with MITE, there is a good history at
http://www.decadecounter.com/vta/articleview.php?item=128

Also MITE info at http://rtty.com/development/teletype/mite/index.html

The company's original name was the Teleprinter Corp. and the printer 
was know as a Miniature Integrated Teleprinter Equipment (MITE). At some 
point, like the Teletype Corp., they changed their company name to that 
of their major product.

Western Union worked with them initially to find a cheaper alternative 
to the Teletype Corp. M28. There are articles on the MITE in the WU 
Technical Review in 1957-58, but that apparently didn't work out. So if 
you can't manufacture something for commercial price ranges, you go to 
the military market.

Have fun.

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 03-Nov-20 11:47, Ralph Irish wrote:
> Duncan, et al
>
> MITE was one of several companies making 5-bit teleprinters for
> -   -   -   -
>
> So, MITE was a competitor for a while.  Not certain of when that group 
> stopped trying
> to compete with  TELETYPE  in the marketplace.  I guess their unit had 
> a minimum of
> moving parts.  If I owned one, that keyboard would be a good 
> investment.  I don't know
> where the actual 'encoding' took place.  On that board or on another 
> connected to that
> connector on the right rear of the photo.
>
>

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