TWX was originally a manual service. The operator answered something
> like "GA" and you passed your number using the keyboard. A place we
> called frequently had two numbers: NY 1-1 and NY 1-1847. If the first
> one was DA (which the operator would report manually) you had to type
> the second number for the operator to try again.
> (Surprising how those two numbers popped into my mind without thinking.)
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> I'm curious: were you using Model 15 or Model 28 machines?
Model 15. We're talking about the 1950s. I don't know that the Model 28 had yet been thought of.
Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com
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The Model 28 was introduced in 1954. It proved so reliable that the design was converted to 8-level for use with ASCII, and named the model 35.
Bill Horne