It looks like there are some on eBay. On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 12:55, David Boyes wrote: > > (and I didn't have the right typeball so > > it wasn't a > > lot of fun). > > Ah, the magic ball...! I have a brand-new APL ball in the display case > in the lab...8-) > > Speaking of typeballs, does anyone know if there's somewhere in the > world where I could acquire a genuine Selectric II or III? None of the > DC-area thrift or business machine suppliers have any left. 8-( > > Why? I find myself wanting a REAL typewriter now and again, and all the > modern ones have keyboards and mechanisms that pretty much stink (I'm a > good 25-30 wpm faster on a Selectric than anything made since). A 2741 > would also work (I have repair manuals for those). Color not important > (although one of the classic brick red or IBM blue ones would be > *really* cool). There's something about that "ker-THUNK! hummmm" of the > Selectic power on that's fun...8-) > > -- db > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina illustro Systems International, LLC --- See The Light--- Visit www.illustro.com to experience: z/Web-Host -- Easy Web-enabling for your Mainframe z/XML-Host -- Easy XML Enablement for your Mainframe
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