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Teletype print head

This printhead is the godfather of the ASCII code as it directly translate to the positions of the characters on the print head with the binary representation of the ASCII code.

The head is quite worn on the actual characters, as the hammer hits the characters from the backside and presses the colour tape onto the paper. And as space, newline and carriage return are also hammering, that poor little thing took a lot of beating in its days.

Teletype Printhead
Teletype Printhead – It is hammered from the backside and already quite worn out. This is the godfather of the ASCII code.
Teletype Printhead side view
Teletype Printhead – It is hammered from the backside and already quite worn out. This is the godfather of the ASCII code.
Teletype Printhead topview
Teletype Printhead – It is hammered from the backside and already quite worn out. This is the godfather of the ASCII code.