On 4/10/19 11:29 AM, Fred Cisin via cctech wrote: > On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctech wrote: >> Aw, that's too bad! The original Model I (CADET) 1620 had a console >> typewriter (was it based on the IBM Model B electric?) that gyrated >> enough, particularly on carriage returns, that made you wonder if it was >> going to fly to pieces at any time. It was all part of the experience. > > Immaculately maintained equipment, such as at the CHM, also doesn't have > the burnt oil smell that used to be associated with real world EAM.
Or the grime--such as replacing a shredded ribbon on a line printer. Or roaches and mice under the raised floor... --Chuck