[GreenKeys] Two wire recorders available... anyone interested?

[E.]

Hey folks,

So I talked to the old ham with the dumpster.  They’re going to hold it until Monday, so this weekend I’m going to go back ’n clear out half of the dumpster in order to get it out (and put everything back).  I’m not at all sure what kind of shape it will be when I get it out (sadly it was in pristine shape when it went in) and I don’t have a place to put it yet… so if anyone wants it, I’m afraid you’ll have to come to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick it up (and preferably soon, due to the lack of storage) — the thing is just way to big and heavy — even for shipping… but as much as I can, it will be saved :) .  If I’m lucky, I might also be able to find the other side of the terminal connector for it floating around somewhere in there.

Regarding the wire recorders — I'll have to look at all the emails tomorrow or the next day and will take a photo or two.  I can ship (although they are bricks & a half as well — it for sure won’t be cheap) or can meet someone within a 170-ish mile range of Lincoln for a handoff (for example, Des Moines, Sioux City, Kansas City, Salina, Kearney, etc.).

Will keep you all updated.


> On Aug 18, 2022, at 9:02 pm, dickburk <dickburk at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Catching up with this thread
>   Are these special recorders for IBM or Teletype or the audio Kind?
> I have the remains of a Webster-Chocago audio recorder.  They were popular for a couple of years then completely supplanted by tape . 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove <captainkirk359 at gmail.com>
> Date: 8/18/22 6:11 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Two wire recorders available... anyone interested?
> 
> Wow, an MT/ST. Those are extraordinarily rare. Like "I've not heard of
> any of them surviving in the wild" rare. Also, I think I saw someone
> either on the Classiccmp mailing list or Discord server that was
> looking for a magtape Selectric control unit.
> 
> Of course, the same magtape unit was used with the Magnetic Tape
> Selectric COmposer, which is an even more rare beast (the Selectric
> Composer was proportionally spaced, not fixed pitch like a regular
> typewriter).
> 
> Regards,
> Christian