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Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration

Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration

CuriousMarc
2 HN recommenders · discussed 2019–2020
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About this video

CuriousMarc inspects a newly arrived Teletype Model 19, an early military unit built around a Model 15 keyboard and printer, after an initial rough cleaning. It is the first part of a restoration series and touches on 5-bit Baudot code.

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HN commenters point to this restoration series as a thorough explanation of how teletypes work at every level.

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dpedu · 2019-04 · rec

CuriousMarc, a volunteer at the Computer History Museum, recently finished a video series restoring two Model 19 teletypes into working order. It's a long series but eventually explains how the devices work at all levels, and shows off some of the more niche features of the ttys. Well worth the watch. [VIDEO]

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BinaryRage · 2020-07 · rec

I was staggered by how much adjustment was required when watching CuriousMarc's excellent Model 19 restoration series, seems incredibly finicky. [VIDEO]

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lokedhs · 2020-04 · reference

He has this playlist on the same channel where they restore the Model 19, and they explain in detail how the decoder works: [VIDEO]

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