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Teletype

Teletype

Some monstrous hybrid of a telephone and typewriter was found in a small dark room. The manufacturer was initialed R-F-T.
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Definitely old school for sure.
ferdy
Thu 11-10-2011
I want that.
A D Nilsen
Thu 11-10-2011
This is soooo cool!
LucieLou
Thu 11-10-2011
I wonder what kinds of information/messages were sent and received on that thing.
MomPink
Fri 11-11-2011
Yeah MomPink...too bad there isn't a way to tell. THAT would be interesting, though I don't speak or read German all that well. :D
MamaToFiveInPA
Fri 11-11-2011
Leftover from the Russian days
Andy
Fri 11-11-2011
The manufacturer is Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik- a German firm started in 1946. They made everything form t.v.'s to teletypes.
evilavatar
Fri 11-11-2011
Dangit evil, I was gonna say teletype! Nice research!
Grumpy Ole Artist
Fri 11-11-2011
I used a IBM teletype in the 60's but this one has so much more class!
Bob
Sat 11-12-2011
Wow! This belongs in a museum. What an awesome find.
Larry D
Sat 11-12-2011
aah, a laptop computer from the 17th century. very interesting indeed...
bat-wing-soup
Sat 11-12-2011
That's some cutting edge tech there, but can you play Wolfenstein 3D on it?
autoguy
Sat 11-12-2011
I wrote copy on an AP teletype back in the early 70's--before the newspaper went over to a computer based system.
gulliver foyle
Sun 11-13-2011
I would give my first born for that piece of equipment (if I had a first born!)
eldokid@aol.com
Mon 11-14-2011
It's a telex. before fax machines, and computer networks, those could be used to send typewritten documents over the standard analog telephone lines. They also store documents in a paper-tape form as well. I had one when I was a kid.
mrdennmann
Mon 11-14-2011
I loved playing Wolfenstein. I had the original!
LostNExistance
Tue 11-15-2011
this looks like its worth some money .. i would have took it with me and put that sucker on ebay....lol
nick
Wed 11-16-2011
Nice, I would like that in my spare bedroom...
Misty
Sun 11-20-2011
Telex/Teletypes were the forerunners of the fax machine. they were still in use into the 90's because some countries did not recognize faxes as legal documents but the telex was because it had a unique code much like an IP address.
Kevin
Fri 11-25-2011
I meant the machines all had unique adresses like an IP address.
Kevin
Fri 11-25-2011
I agree with LarryD, belongs in a museum.
AvalonSeeker
Wed 11-30-2011
Mustve been a really tiny operator to sit in such a tiny space lol
ShadowDancer
Thu 12-15-2011
maybe....ooooo.......maybe it's one of them decoders that the hitler had.....im always using my brain
kevin mass....
Mon 01-09-2012
I was a telecommunications operator in the Army back in the early eighties. When stationed in Korea we used ancient machinery that must have been installed during the war. Cranks and dials and telephone modems. Each message had a special header address that could not contain any errors. The text body could have typos, but we were soldiers and we did not make mistakes (sarcasm). I would not be suprised if they still have the same machines. I also worked at a switchboard where you had to pull the cords and plug them into the various line connections. Crazy.
liza
Fri 02-10-2012

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