YOU SAID... > > The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, PA has a large > communications exhibit with two stations on either end. Visitors can > communcate with friends on the opposite station using various means. > > One way they can talk to each other is by typing and sending their letter > through an air transport tube. > > Does anyone know of a ready-made or plans for a build it yourself > typewriter that can stand up to the rigors of extensive visitor use/abuse? > > > Michael Moulton > Exhibit Developer > IIS > TFI > IN REPLY... Have you thought of using a PC with an enclosed laser printer to spit out the letter? The keyboards are durable and easily replaced when destroyed. -- Walter R. T. Witschey, Ph.D. Director, Science Museum of Virginia 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 Voice: (804) 367-6799, FAX (804) 367-9348 e-mail [log in to unmask]