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.
 
 
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Walter R. T. Witschey, Ph.D.
Director, Science Museum of Virginia
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