Gaps in the collection (was Re: rarest computers. )

From: ed sharpe <esharpe_at_uswest.net>
Date: Wed Aug 4 23:41:28 2004

Heh Heh! you run a 35 drive train fast enough to decode 30 baud the thing
WILL explode!

it is 110 baud... just a heavier duty unit than the 33.

the 37 or the 38 was a 130+ wide carriage as I remember but built flimsy
as a 33..

had two in my younger years wish I still had them!
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Subject: Re: Gaps in the collection (was Re: rarest computers. )


> On Wed, Aug 04, 2004 at 05:08:17AM +0000, Michael Sokolov wrote:
> > Rick Bensene <rickb_at_bensene.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Teletype ASR-33 or ASR-35: Maybe someday.
> >
> > What's the difference between ASR-33 and ASR-35?
>
> Superficially, the ASR-33 is 110 bps (10 cps), the ASR-35 is 300 bps
> (30 cps). Internally, the ASR-35 is much more solid in its construction
> and better able to handle 24/7 operation.
>
> -ethan
>
> ObTrivia: When I was working at CompuServe, my desktop backdrop was a
> picture of a KA-10 w/ASR-35 console.
>
>
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