Teletype Model 37
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The Teletype Model 37 is an electromechanical teleprinter manufactured by the Teletype Corporation in 1968.{{cite web|title=Exhibits - Living Computer Museum|url=http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/The-Collection/Exhibit-Hall.aspx|website=www.livingcomputermuseum.org|accessdate=6 July 2016}} Electromechanical user interfaces would be superseded as a year later in 1969 the Computer Terminal Corporation introduced the electronic terminal with a screen.
Features
The Model 37 came with many features including upper- and lowercase letters, reverse page feed for printing charts, red and black ink, and optional tape and punch reader. It handled speeds up to 150 Baud (15 characters/second). This made it 50% faster than its predecessor, the Model 33.
The Model 37 terminal utilizes a serial input / output 10 unit code signal consisting of a start bit, seven information bits, an even parity bit and a stop bit. It was produced in ASR (Automatic Send and Receive)also known as the Model 37/300, KSR (Keyboard Send and Receive) also known as the Model 37/200 and RO (Receive Only) also known as the Model 37/100.{{cite book|title=Teletype Model 37 Product Catalog|date=1969|publisher=Teletype Corporation|location=Skokie, Illinois|edition=April 1969}}
The Model 37 handles all 128 ASCII code combinations.{{cite book|title=Meet the Teletype Model 37|date=1968|publisher=Teletype Corporation|location=Skokie, Illinois}} It uses a six-row removable typebox with provisions for 96 type pallet positions. When the Shift-Out feature is included, the six-row typebox is replaced with a seven-row typebox allowing 112 pallet positions, or it can be replaced with an eight-row typebox allowing 128 type pallet positions.
Technical specifications
- The Model 37 RO and KSR are 36.25 inches high, 27.5 inches deep and 22.5 inches deep. The ASR is 36.25 inches high, 44.5 inches wide and 27.5 inches deep.
- The ASR weighs approximately 340 pounds and KSR and RO weighs approximately 185 pounds.{{cite book|title=Teletype Model 37 Terminals|date=1969|publisher=Teletype Corporation|location=Skokie, Illinois}}
- The Model 37 interface meets the requirements of EIA RS-232-B and has a recommended maintenance interval of every six months or every 1500 hours.
- Power Requirements - 115VAC ± 10%, 60 Hz ± .45 Hz, RO is approximately 200 Watts, KSR is approximately 300 Watts, ASR is approximately 550 Watts.
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Further reading
- Dolotta, T., A., & Dorn, William. (1970). Functional Specifications for Typewriter-Like Time-Sharing Terminals. ACM Computing Surveys, 2(1), 5-31.