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The heyday of mechanics in telecommunications was clearly marked by a wide
+variety of teletypewriters (by the way - this reflects until today in the
+naming of serial line interface devices in UNIX which are traditionally called
+"tty"). The so-called "Springschreiber T32" is quite rare and was built between
+the 1930s and the 1950s. It writes onto a narrow paper strip. It is built so
+heavily that it is nearly indestructible. As F. Schiweck ("Fernschreibtechnik",
+1942) notes:
+
+
"The Teletypewriter is one of this most stunning productions and a marvel of +mechanical design. It requires the best materials available and is a marvel of +construction. According to general opinion, its relability of operation is +extremely high."+