33K views · Jul 6, 2018 · 7:26 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2020
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters point to this restoration series as a thorough explanation of how teletypes work at every level.
“Well worth the watch.”HN comment, 2019
“Well worth the watch.”
Series explaining how teletypes work at all levels.
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. this video
“CuriousMarc's excellent Model 19 restoration series”
Shows how finicky teletype adjustment is.
I was staggered by how much adjustment was required when watching CuriousMarc's excellent Model 19 restoration series, seems incredibly finicky. this video
“they explain in detail how the decoder works”
Playlist explaining the teletype decoder in detail.
He has this playlist on the same channel where they restore the Model 19, and they explain in detail how the decoder works: this video
