This picture has been floating around the net lately, it made me
laugh. Based on what I have been reading the picture may be somewhat
accurate......

http://www3.telus.net/~homac/morsecodecoffin.jpg

Funny, yes. Accurate, no.

In article ,
says...


This picture has been floating around the net lately, it made me
laugh. Based on what I have been reading the picture may be somewhat
accurate......

http://www3.telus.net/~homac/morsecodecoffin.jpg

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This got me 2 wondering, do hams still send those
obsolete ascii-character type nudie pics to
each other via teletype like they used to do
30+ years ago? (or do they just put then up
on web pages now like everyone else...?)

"Bob Schreibmaier" wrote in message
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Funny, yes. Accurate, no.

In article ,
says...


This picture has been floating around the net lately, it made me
laugh. Based on what I have been reading the picture may be somewhat
accurate......

http://www3.telus.net/~homac/morsecodecoffin.jpg

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| Bob Schreibmaier K3PH | E-mail: |
| Kresgeville, PA 18333 | http://www.dxis.org |
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Perhaps you haven't heard of slow scan television? There are a number of
methods of transmitting color pictures without the need for ascii character
type graphics. The very first personal computers had very crude (or only
ascii character) graphics. Why folks think that ham radio has stood still
for 30 or 40 or 50 years beats the heck out of me ...



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA


"Shining One" wrote in message
oups.com...
This got me 2 wondering, do hams still send those
obsolete ascii-character type nudie pics to
each other via teletype like they used to do
30+ years ago? (or do they just put then up
on web pages now like everyone else...?)

These were not really pictures,but rather the "image" was made entirely by
characters on a "real"teletype machine keyboard.In the '60s
there were a number of these would show up at various times.Xmas themes
around the holiday,some pretty good images of Playboy centerfolds also made
the rounds.
These had nothing to do with computers,the person making the image would cut
a tape on his machine.The image could be sent without interuption.This was
real RTTY,no computers.
I would think a few old timers would still have some tapes in their
collection.
Joe
W7KQU

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Joe O'Connell wrote:
These were not really pictures,but rather the "image" was made entirely by
characters on a "real"teletype machine keyboard.In the '60s
there were a number of these would show up at various times.Xmas themes
around the holiday,some pretty good images of Playboy centerfolds also made
the rounds.
These had nothing to do with computers,the person making the image would cut
a tape on his machine.The image could be sent without interuption.This was
real RTTY,no computers.
I would think a few old timers would still have some tapes in their
collection.

You can find them in:
news:rec.arts.ascii
news:alt.ascii-arts

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

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"Joe O'Connell" wrote in message
...
These were not really pictures,but rather the "image" was made entirely by
characters on a "real"teletype machine keyboard.In the '60s
there were a number of these would show up at various times.Xmas themes
around the holiday,some pretty good images of Playboy centerfolds also
made
the rounds.
These had nothing to do with computers,the person making the image would
cut
a tape on his machine.The image could be sent without interuption.This was
real RTTY,no computers.
I would think a few old timers would still have some tapes in their
collection.
Joe
W7KQU


Hello, Joe

Been there, done that - both from KG6AAY on Guam and in the various teletype
rooms in the Navy back in the 60s. Around Christmas time, you'd see a lot
of santa and the reindeer done in ascii graphics.

As to real RTTY, believe me you wouldn't want to be in one of those small
rooms on a ship. Metal deck, metal bulkheads, metal overhead, and over a
dozen teletypes clanking away. It was loud.



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA

It took a heck of a long time and a lot of paper to get those tapes right.
Remember how we used to roll them around the fingers? Then hang them on a
peg on the wall? Yep.....dang I've been around a while.

Dan/W4NTI

"Joe O'Connell" wrote in message
...
These were not really pictures,but rather the "image" was made entirely by
characters on a "real"teletype machine keyboard.In the '60s
there were a number of these would show up at various times.Xmas themes
around the holiday,some pretty good images of Playboy centerfolds also
made
the rounds.
These had nothing to do with computers,the person making the image would
cut
a tape on his machine.The image could be sent without interuption.This was
real RTTY,no computers.
I would think a few old timers would still have some tapes in their
collection.
Joe
W7KQU

This picture has been floating around the net lately, it made me
laugh. Based on what I have been reading the picture may be somewhat
accurate......

http://www3.telus.net/~homac/morsecodecoffin.jpg

What ... do you mean that very few ops use straight keys in favor of electronic
keyers?

jw
k9rzz

Private wrote:
This picture has been floating around the net lately, it made me
laugh. Based on what I have been reading the picture may be somewhat
accurate......

http://www3.telus.net/~homac/morsecodecoffin.jpg

It's been a while since I have used a straight key, but the
handle on that key looks to be installed upsidedown....