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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark J.
Blair
Sent: 06 June 2015 03:06
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
I think I'd enjoy having an 029 if the right one
On the one hand the 25K is ridiculously excessive; on the other I'm surprised
you were able to obtain one for so little, even in poor condition, and there
was so little bidding.
Replacing the missing keycaps may be difficult, but it otherwise looks quite
recoverable.
On 2015-Jun-05, at 6:21
The two bids where actually me pushing my bid up worrying that there
would be a snipe at the end but there was not...
No-one else wanted it, it was luckily only about and hour from me.
I have been slowly working on it, it now feeds and registers a card
correctly but my main problem is dirty
* Robert Jarratt robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com [150606 02:16]:
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark J.
Blair
Sent: 06 June 2015 03:06
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Holy mother of pearl
I know that as late as the mid-1970s 026's were refurbished and upgraded by
a third-party (SORBUS?) as cheaper 029s and with the 029 character set. We
had many of these 026--029s where I went to school.
Lee C.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Cory Heisterkamp coryheisterk...@gmail.com
wrote:
I
On Jun 6, 2015, at 10:28, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com wrote:
The main IBM keypunches (026, 029, and 129) are sort of like Teletypes
- yes, they have respectable value, but there are still a whole lot of
chances to get into a right place, right time situation and get them
for
On the one hand the 25K is ridiculously excessive; on the other I'm surprised
you were able to obtain one for so little, even in poor condition, and there
was so little bidding.
Replacing the missing keycaps may be difficult, but it otherwise looks quite
recoverable.
The main IBM
That has been posted up for a LONG time and will likely NEVER sell at
that price or at any offer since this guy seems to think its made of gold.
It's less rare than an 029 seemingly anyway. The 026's seem to have had
a lot more of them run for a longer time, meaning more survived to see
the
This seems excessive, to say the least.
RARE-VINTAGE-IBM-26-INTERPRETING-CARD-PUNCH-OWN-A-PIECE-OF-HISTORY
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161725243156
but it's rare.
I think I'd enjoy having an 029 if the right one appeared at the right cost and
location. But I think I could get by with an 026 for $9! :)
I have zero experience with keypunch machines and zero practical use for one...
but I think it would be fun anyway.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net
On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Connor Krukosky
conn...@connorsdomain.com wrote:
Its in better condition than the one I got, but I got mine for only 9
dollars!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-26-Keypunch-Punch-Card-/141603779673
Nicely done. I have an 026 that needs to be completely cleaned,
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