[GreenKeys] WU documentary from 1956

[Jim Cooper]

On 3 Jan 2023 at 18:29, Keith Lueck wrote:

> I have to admit, I didn't recognize
> most of the equipment I saw.  I
> expected to see more 15's, 19's and
> maybe some 28's.  The keyboard to perf
> tape unit seemed to be the majority
> of the machines I saw.  I have no
> idea what the machines are at 8:43 -
> could be 15's in a different
> enclosure?   

Back then, WU made a lot of their own tty eqpt 
which were much more 'boxy' looking and rather 
flimsy compared to Teletype boatanchors. A lot 
of the squarish equipment in the early part of 
the video looked like that WU type equipment. 

I was never aware that they actually put the 
Telefax machines into cars and sent the fax 
via radio to the cars.  The Teledeltos paper dust 
and ozone smell must have been really strong 
inside those cars. 

> I have no idea what the machines are
> at 8:43 - could be 15's in a
> different enclosure?   

Exactly ...  WU had their own cabinets / 
enclosures for the M15 printers ... wider 
and more 'boxy' than the tight metal 
covers from Teletype. 

Most of their equipment ran at the 'high speed' 
of 50 baud !!   (67 wpm) ... 

And to think, all that heavy metal has been replaced 
by big and little computer systems !! 

w2jc