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me: yeah that bond paper stock has been here ten years or so. It took us until about then to finally get rid of the ones that had our teletype info

Posted by Max Feb 16 '11, 14:08

receptionist (age 23): What's teletype?
me: A precursor to the fax machine.
her: There was something before the fax machine??

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I have no idea what teletype is -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 14:09 4
- I'm not mocking, but it's amusing to see younger generations react to news of older tech. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 14:10
- heh. think, old fashioned telephone that you type on (mechanical typing) instead of talking. - loosilu Feb 16, 14:09 2
  - note: I'm pretty sure it is not older than a fax machine though, only because fax machines are much older than most people think. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 14:10 1
    - I remember using teletypes for international transactions in the mid-80s -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 16, 14:35

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