[RTTY] When did mechanical teleprinters become obsolete?

[Ekki Plicht]

On Thursday 26 May 2005 15:01, Russmill47 at aol.com wrote:
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> I am sure that there are folks reading this, saying to  themselves:  Why on
> earth would you use old clunky Teletype machines  when we can emulate that
> in software?   

You can't!
Or how do you simulate the smell of hot oil on steel in software? And there is 
no replacement of watching the wheels and levers in action...

SCNR,
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
(occasionally running a Siemens T-68D, when no neighbours around)