I'm surprised no one wants the model 35's. My
godmother, who was a top level TTY repair person at
the famous Western Electric Hawthorne Works plant in
Cicero, Illinois, said that the 33 was a piece of junk
compared to the 35. The 33 was never meant to be a
computer output device and she junked a lot of them
that had just gotten the you-know-what beaten out of
them. The 35 was meant to be a serious, continuous
duty unit, designed to be maintainable essentially
forever. Apparently, lot of the adjustments to the 33
are made by "forming"-a polite word for bending. Of
course, the 35 is a lot heavier and bigger! And was a
lot more expensive.
Anyone who gets one should take extra care for extra
platens and plastic pieces. They were really cheap
(like the platen knobs) and after this many years I
don't think the plastic's gotten stronger. Watch for
dried up platens. And take care of the ones you get
(DONT, DONT clean with alchohol. Ever.)
Unfortunately, she's really old and I don't think she
could help me with one even if I lucked into one.
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Received on Tue Jul 30 2002 - 21:34:01 BST