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2 points by posthaste 3384 days ago

Introducing Teletype!

WHAT’S THE PITCH? — Text like Winston Churchill with reproductions of vintage telegrams.

WHAT IS IT? — Teletype is an iMessage extension that lets you send and compose authentic-looking virtual telegrams by text.

WHERE CAN I TRY IT OUT? — Grab a copy for free on the Apple app store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teletype-send-instant-telegr...

WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE? — I made a website here: http://www.teletype.website. I also made an intro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg2V5tshsLI wherein I make a total fool of myself pretending to be an old-fashioned radio announcer. Enjoy!

WHY WOULD ANYONE USE THIS? — From vinyl records to Moleskine® notebooks, people are falling back in love with vintage / analog tech. Surely I’m not the only one who thinks telegrams are cool? Maybe?

I HATE IT/LOVE IT AND WANT TO TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER — Please! Any and all formative feedback is very much welcome and greatly appreciated =) Thanks!!

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jenkstom 3384 days ago

Send vintage telegrams by contacting a radio amateur. The US still has a large and active group of volunteers that will send a "radiogram" for you. Contact a member of the American Radio Relay League near you or see arrl.org for more information.

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posthaste 3384 days ago

I had no idea you could still do this! That's awesome =) There are also a couple of companies that send printed telegrams by snail mail, though the one I tried (http://www.telegramstop.com/) didn't work.

I'm hoping Teletype makes the joy / novelty of vintage telegrams accessible to a wider audience.

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