Comments on: Public Teletypes In Service (Dec, 1937) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076336 Casandro Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076336 Printed speech certainly is digital. With spoken words I'm not so sure, as the intonation can have subtile differences. Printed speech certainly is digital. With spoken words I’m not so sure, as the intonation can have subtile differences.

]]> By: Pardik http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076330 Pardik Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:29:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076330 And the first message transmitted digitally was "digitus impudicus"? Seriously, isn't speech also mostly a digital transmission? And the first message transmitted digitally was “digitus impudicus”? Seriously, isn’t speech also mostly a digital transmission?

]]> By: John Savard http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076326 John Savard Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:44:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076326 I remember reading an article which noted that Telex still had great advantages, because it helped one in doing business with some countries where the government did not like to allow international telephone access, such as North Korea or certain regimes in Africa. I wasn't sure that anyone in their right mind would want to do business in such parts of the world, but this news item naturally brought that to mind. I remember reading an article which noted that Telex still had great advantages, because it helped one in doing business with some countries where the government did not like to allow international telephone access, such as North Korea or certain regimes in Africa. I wasn’t sure that anyone in their right mind would want to do business in such parts of the world, but this news item naturally brought that to mind.

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076318 Casandro Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:39:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076318 Unfortunately I have to disappoint you there. The first was the system by Claude Chappe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line Unfortunately I have to disappoint you there. The first was the system by Claude Chappe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line

]]> By: KD5ZS http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076315 KD5ZS Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076315 Morse code was the first. Morse code was the first.

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076270 Casandro Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:52:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076270 Well I would argue that there were many systems earlier. Like the system with the towers with the weired arms where each position encoded a letter. Or morse code with it's trinary system of dit, daw and pause. There's also been a system close to e-mail which used store and forward techniques, apparently to improve throughput. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_55-A Well I would argue that there were many systems earlier. Like the system with the towers with the weired arms where each position encoded a letter. Or morse code with it’s trinary system of dit, daw and pause.

There’s also been a system close to e-mail which used store and forward techniques, apparently to improve throughput.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_55-A

]]> By: KD5ZS http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076267 KD5ZS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:09:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076267 We are using a modern version of a teletype now. (Instead of baudot we use a more elaborate standard.) Telegraphy was the first digital signal transmission developed. We are using a modern version of a teletype now. (Instead of baudot we use a more elaborate standard.) Telegraphy was the first digital signal transmission developed.

]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076265 Casandro Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:46:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076265 Actually the German teletype network was only turned off a few years ago. Actually the German teletype network was only turned off a few years ago.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076264 jayessell Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076264 Were they in Teletype Cafes? Germany.... 1937.... Please read Bulletin 1147. Were they in Teletype Cafes?

Germany…. 1937…. Please read Bulletin 1147.

]]> By: Emperor MAR http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/03/10/public-teletypes-in-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1076255 Emperor MAR Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9129#comment-1076255 Teletype, the great forgotten technology. Teletype, the great forgotten technology.

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