14 Jan
2026
14 Jan
'26
12:57 p.m.
On 2026Jan 14,, at 12:12 PM, Adrian Godwin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM David Wade via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
The industry nomenclature TMU is:
- page teleprinter (prints multiple lines on a page-width roll of paper, e.g.
Teletype Models ASR-33, 19, 28)
- tape teleprinter (prints a long line on a narrow strip of paper tape, e.g.
Teletype Model 14)
The paper tape for standard tape-printers is 3/8” wide.
In the UK telegrams and I assume from this
listing:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192535576139
were printed on gummed tape that was stuck onto a card for delivery.....
Exactly that. I've also seen (in films?) people pulling that tape off a
machine and reading the single-line text off the tape, unlike telex and
teletype machines where it's printed on wider paper. But it looks no more
than 10mm wide.