Picked up a Teletype model 43 for the museum. —
I found this Teletype for sale in an antique store in Duluth, Minnesota.
Seems to function in local mode, I need to get the cabling figured out and try to get it working in online mode.
UPDATE: 9/2018: I was able to get this talking to a PC with the right combination of cables and null modem adapter, it was sending/receiving at 300baud. However I need to source a ribbon for this, the old one is dried up, and fell apart when I tried to open it up to re-ink it.
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- Teletype Model 43
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Hello. I was wondering if you are going to sell it. ?
Nope, nothing in the collection is currently for sale.
Found this ribbon link: https://shop.usaimagingsupplies.com/Teletype-43-45-Woven-Loop-Printer-Ribbon-430035.htm
I have a 43 myself, it was the first printer on my TRS-80 model 1. 🙂
Yeah, I saw those, I don’t really need a bulk pack though, but it might come to that if I can’t find smaller quantities.
I too need ribbons for my Teletype Model 43. usaimagingsupplies doesn’t have them anymore, even though it is still on their website. Can’t find them anywhere. Does anyone have a few ribbons they want to sell? I will even buy broken/dried up ones… I’m that desperate. I want to show Teletype’s technology in action. Thx! chuck at rehor dot com
I am in the same situation as you, still no ribbon for mine.
If I ever find any, I will reach out to you, hope you’ll do the same if you find some 😉
3D printable teletype Model 43 ribbon cartridge and making ribbon loop.
Files are here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4786313
That’s fantastic!
I still have the shell for mine, so I wouldn’t even need to print one, but the insides (ribbon & inkpad/roller) are shot, I can try to follow the instructions to make a new one
Can you pls tell us what combination null modem cables/connectors got your Model 43 communicating with a PC? Keep up the great work! Thx.
I started with a 25pin to 9pin cable, got nothing, then added an inline null-modem adapter, that got me some activity, but I did have to drop baud rate to 300 in putty to get it talking correctly.