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The T-68D was a rather small teleprinter (telex machine) developed by
Siemens & Halske around 1951. It was the first German post-war telex
machine to hit the market and it soon became an extremely popular model
for commercial telegraphy (PTT) as well as by the European Armies.
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The unit measures only 32 x 400 x 39 cm and weights approx. 20 kg.
Unlike many of its predecessors, which printed directly to a paper roll,
the T-68D printed all text as a single line onto a gummed paper strip, making it
ideal for the transmission and reception of telegrams.
The T-68D was also a popular terminal for cryptographic equipment (cipher
machines) of the same era. It was used with a variety of
cipher machines,
such as the Philips Ecolex IV
that was used for the early 1960s onwards by the Dutch Army and by
several NATO counties.
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The T-68D was available in several models: with a telephone dial,
for connection to the teleprinter network (telex), suitable for connection
to a radio, with 2-wire of 4-wire interface and with a single or a double
strip printer. The civil version was generally beige, whilst a black one
was available for military use. The latter was usually stored in a green
box.
The T-68D was succeeded by the T-100
which arguably became the most successful Siemens teleprinter ever.
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- 2-wire or 4-wire interface
- Single or double strip printer
- Telephone dial or half-duplex switch
- Beige or black case
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