Wanted: Old Computers

It does have a kind of antique interwebby look. At first I thought you might be talking about an ancient modem or even a Jurassic-era fax machine, but the keyboard and LED text display gave it away -- it's not for the interwebs, it's for old-school texting!

As for the sell-or-scrap question, some of these TTYs actually do sell on eBay, so if yours works and is in good condition, you might as well give that a shot. If it doesn't sell, you might want to donate it to an organization for the hearing-impaired in your area (if any of them could use it). There are probably some older people out there who still prefer to use this kind of system. I know these devices are still manufactured today, so someone is using them.

Originally Posted by FLimits

It does have a kind of antique interwebby look. At first I thought you might be talking about an ancient modem or even a Jurassic-era fax machine, but the keyboard and LED text display gave it away -- it's not for the interwebs, it's for old-school texting!

As for the sell-or-scrap question, some of these TTYs actually do sell on eBay, so if yours works and is in good condition, you might as well give that a shot. If it doesn't sell, you might want to donate it to an organization for the hearing-impaired in your area (if any of them could use it). There are probably some older people out there who still prefer to use this kind of system. I know these devices are still manufactured today, so someone is using them.

If I had two of them, I'd probably try to wire them between the house and garage so I can talk to my wife