> If this quest turns out to be an otherwise dry run, let me know.  The U.
> of Arkansas periodically holds surplus equipment auctions, and it's not
> uncommon to still see a fine vintage Selectric go through.  Only problem
> is, computer and office equipment has to be purchased in pallet-sized
> lots.  My buddy and I have a three-pallet rule... ;)

When IBM went out of the typewriter business, they sold their UK stock off for peanuts 
to
anyone carrying a valid university student's ID card - one machine per person.

I thought it an excellent gesture.

--
  Phil Payne
  http://www.isham-research.com
  +44 7785 302 803

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