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   From: snipeco.2@gmail.com   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:45:48 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >   
   > > Original Teletype machines ran at 45.45 baud.   
   >   
   > I remember labels on Creed machines saying "50Bd".   
      
   I had a Creed 7B 60 years ago, I used it for RTTY.  It had two   
   governers, one for 45.45 Bd, the other for 50Bd.  They had white   
   strobe marks on the circumference to set the speed accurately.   
      
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