Comments on: I Want Something eBay Doesn’t Have

By: John Goerzen

John Goerzen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:57:48 +0000

Daryl, I have forwarded your desire to the person that left the comment originally.

By: Darryl McAllister

Darryl McAllister — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:54:01 +0000

Hi- I just found this link on google. You or someone had posted back in 2008 that you still had a large Alden Fax Machine. If you still have it and want to get rid of it please contact me at weather@surfsouth.com
Thanks. Darryl

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:55:07 +0000

Just seen your article and also just seen someone giving away two of these for free here is the ad on craigslist if you are still wanting them good luck. http://spokane.craigslist.org/zip/1402421715.html

By: TomK

TomK — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:14:10 +0000

Are you still looking for a teletype? We have a large Western Union unit that my older Ham radio brother left behind when he moved out and he doesn’t want it anymore. It was once functional but I don’t know what a couple of decades of non-use does to it. I can provide more details if necessary. Shipping is probably difficult; so hopefully you’re in the mid-Atlantic area.

By: Alan Waddill

Alan Waddill — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:14:40 +0000

I have 3 Model 15′s with keyboards and one w/o keyboard. I have Model 28 with paper-winder no keyboard. I have large Alden Fax Machine Would like to get rid of these machines some how. Contact me, I’m in New Jersey.
Thanks,
Alan

By: jbvegas

jbvegas — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:10:28 +0000

I have a teletype, will have to check the model for you. Last time it was checked, it was still in working condition. I would be interested in selling it if you desire it. I am not sure where you are in the country, but I would need shipping costs as well. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me at the email address above and I will get all the specifics and give them to you.

By: Kevin Mark

Kevin Mark — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:23:50 +0000

One of the mailing lists I’m on was looking for one too[0]. Lord only knows what evil they want it for ;-) When I was in High School, one of my early experiences was pounding away at a DecWriter which is a modern teletype terminal — lots of noise and paper. I try to hack the school network, tried my hand at BASIC, played a startrek text game, it was a fascination.
Hope you find one!

[0] http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/08/05/help-nycresistor-needs-a-teletype/

By: The Changelog

The Changelog — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:14:59 +0000

I recently wrote about wanting to have a teletype. Well, I have since realized that teletypes weigh hundreds of pounds, draw hundreds of watts, and aren’t available on eBay for a reasonable price. Well I knew the hundreds of pounds bit, but still. I pr

By: Charles B. Cranston

Charles B. Cranston — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:50 +0000

You might try the ham radio community for teletypes – some people are still using them. The model 29 was the 5-level Baudot machine, and the model 33 was the ASCII machine we all learned to program on back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:46:42 +0000

Perhaps try freecycle? (or a vintage computer equip board)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:07:36 +0000

I managed to find several on eBay. Don’t search for “teletype”; search for a specific terminal, such as “vt220″.

By: David

David — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:40:50 +0000

I wish I had one of those too…

By: vaporland

vaporland — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:53:41 +0000

(1) google [b]GreenKeys[/b] – this is an enthusiast group who are interested in ham radio and teletypes. They use teletypes to communicate over shortwave. Mostly ex-Bell System / Western Union repairmen and former military.

(2) google [b]Simh[/b] – this is legacy minicomputer software that emulates PDP-11, VAX, HP2000, etc and will run the old text based games under Windows, Mac and Linux.

I have a Teletype Model ASR35 (the BIG one) which I received from a GreenKeys member. He gave it to me for free, but I paid shipping – A LOT!!

[url=http://www.vaporland.com/tty.jpg]Here’s a picture of it just after arrival…[/url]

It will also punch paper tape.

I have successfully connected my Teletype to [b]Simh[/b] running under Windows using a program called [b]HeavyMetal[/b] – which allows you to print out weather reports, AP news, etc, on your Teletype just like in the old days…

If you search for ASR28 ASR33 or ASR35 on eBay you may have more luck.

People at work think I am crazy when I tell them I have a Teletype – there are a number of UNIX / Java developers who don’t have a clue regarding the legacy of this device as it relates to their craft…

By: M. Grégoire

M. Grégoire — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:49:23 +0000

I saw a teletype once, back when I was a child, sometime before 1984. It was in the airport of a small town in the Yukon. Unlike an old fashioned typewriter, which had a different arm for each letter, all the characters were cast onto a 2″ diameter steel ball that rested near the middle of the paper. I watched amazedly as the ball spun, rotated, and then struck the paper to mark on characters.

Good luck finding one.

By: Karen in Wichita

Karen in Wichita — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:07:38 +0000

The airline I worked for used them for Telex, as recently as ten years ago.

Of course, knowing how slowly the FAA permits adoption of new things, they’re probably still in use. Which is why they’re not on eBay yet…