RE: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
-Original Message- 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 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. I am with you on the 029, I used to use one and would love to have one of my own, although, as usual, I think space would be a problem. :-( Regards Rob
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote: 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 light of day again... 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 It may be worth a couple of hundred to the right person, but I can't ever see that thing selling anywhere close to that figure... -Connor K On 6/5/2015 8:38 PM, jwsmobile wrote: 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.
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 relay contacts it seems. I have zero experience as-well... The 024 and 026 were introduced 48 years before I was born so I honestly am tackling a new beast heh. But I have been slowly making progress :) Really they are complicated in their mechanics, the only overwhelming thing with the electronics are the sheer number of wires, especially to that keyboard! For the keys I am going to try and 3D print semi close replacements until I am lucky enough to find original keys... I wish those looking for an 029 luck, they seem to be quite rare in comparison to the 026 as I have previously said. The only reasoning I have found for this is because IBM seem to have sold off the rest of their inventory of 024/026 Keypunches and parts to a company called MAI which kept them going well after they were intended... Mine had a service booklet that says it had Service coverage affective in 1970 for the US Army. This was 6 years after the 029 was released in 1964 and 21 years after the 026 was introduced! Not to mention I think I have seen a service log entry into the early 80s (I have absolutely tons of these service logs)!! I do although have the desk for an 029... Likely will never find the guts but oh well it makes a cool desk until then :) I got that for free from a set of the desks, the rest were trashed that one was actually nice, but they used a bunch of trashed 029's to barely get one working so it wasn't put to waste I suppose. I at-least stopped the good desk from hitting the trash. -Connork On 6/6/2015 2:39 AM, Brent Hilpert wrote: 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 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote: 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 light of day again... 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 It may be worth a couple of hundred to the right person, but I can't ever see that thing selling anywhere close to that figure... -Connor K On 6/5/2015 8:38 PM, jwsmobile wrote: 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.
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
* Robert Jarratt robert.jarr...@ntlworld.com [150606 02:16]: -Original Message- 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 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. I am with you on the 029, I used to use one and would love to have one of my own, although, as usual, I think space would be a problem. :-( Regards Rob Yeah, I used to use one too and would love to find one. I can find space for one too... Todd
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 use to watch for these on ebay and it seems one would pop up every 12-16 months or so, usually on the opposite side of the country, and sell for $500-$1000 depending on condition. I recall when a certain 129 was up for bid back in 2005; info preserved by the 'IBM Collectibles' webpage. http://ibmcollectable.com/gallery/album71 Hard to say what it might go for these days. -Cory On Jun 6, 2015, at 1:39 AM, Brent Hilpert wrote: 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 PM, Connor Krukosky wrote: 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 light of day again... 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 It may be worth a couple of hundred to the right person, but I can't ever see that thing selling anywhere close to that figure... -Connor K -- Lee Courtney +1-650-704-3934 cell
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 nothing. At this point, I have started to pass them by, unless it they are super easy to get. Please let me know if you find out about one near me that you don't wish to grab yourself on one of your trips. I'll be happy to do likewise for big stuff that I don't want myself. I figure that for large items like these, the bidding results will depend on whether there are two potential buyers close enough to pick up the item. End result might be no bids, one minimum bid, or a thousand+ bucks, depending. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X n...@nf6x.net http://www.nf6x.net/
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 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 nothing. At this point, I have started to pass them by, unless it they are super easy to get. The variants, on the other hand, are very difficult to find, as are verifiers and non-IBM keypunches. -- Will
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 light of day again... 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 It may be worth a couple of hundred to the right person, but I can't ever see that thing selling anywhere close to that figure... -Connor K On 6/5/2015 8:38 PM, jwsmobile wrote: 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.
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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 http://www.nf6x.net/
Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
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, lubed and inspected. It was removed from a clean place where it was disused for decades, but AFAIK, it was stored in working order. -ethan
