[GreenKeys] They're Back - UGC-136 surplus batch

Harold Hallikainen harold at w6iwi.org
Thu Jul 10 14:03:04 EDT 2025



On Thu, July 10, 2025 10:46 am, hwhall--- via GreenKeys wrote:
> Yes, based on what I read about them, they are pin-printers, essentially
> dot-matrix though there may be technical details under the name "dot
> matrix" that don't quite apply. These appear to have a much higher dot
> resolution than the basic dot-matrix machines we used to use for our home
> computers.
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM

I was always impressed with the type out of a Teletype model 43. They had
a 5x7 print head. Really nice looking text compared to the Extel that the
wire services were using.

Harold
https://w6iwi.org


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