teleprinter
Sign in to saveAlso known as teletypewriter, TTY, text teletypewriter, teletype, teletype machine, telex machine
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- History
- Early developments (1835–1846)
- Early teleprinters (1849–1897)
- Twentieth century developments
- Ways in which teleprinters were used
- Teleprinter operation
- Control characters
- Answer back mechanism
- Manufacturers
- Creed & Company
- Gretag
- Kleinschmidt Labs
- Morkrum
- Olivetti
- Siemens & Halske
- Teletype Corporation
- Texas Instruments
- Telex
- Teletypesetter
- Obsolescence of teleprinters
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
- Patents
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A teleprinter (teletypewriter, teletype or TTY) is an electromechanical device used to send and receive typed messages through various communications channels, in both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations.
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