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From: Pat.Goltz@f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Goltz)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: YOUR QUESTION
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Date: 13 Feb 90 15:15:28 GMT
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TTY coding seems to be a lot like ham radio abbreviations. I bet they 
come from the same source. I also bet that they are the same the world 
over because of their origins. Morse code abbreviations are used 
worldwide because ham radio communicates worldwide. Those abbreviations 
look like ham abbreviations to me. I had no difficulty understanding the 
lines you quoted from avram's message, and I have virtually no exposure 
to TTY. TTY originated with news services, too, and was only taken up by 
the deaf when obsolete equipment became available.
  Pat

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