At 00:02 03-09-97 PDT, you wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:11:58 -0800 (PDT)
>From: Tim Shoppa <shoppa_at_alph02.triumf.ca>
>To: classiccmp_at_u.WASHINGTON.edu
>Subject: Re: Remex paper tape readers
>Message-ID: <9709030111.AA03666_at_alph02.triumf.ca>
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>> Kai - I'll bite - how much does he want for one????
>> I don't care about the interface - I'll build my own.
>>
>> How about some Reader/Punches 8-)
>
>Do Model 33 ASR's ever show up at hamfests anymore? Back when I was in
>high school, these were the de facto solution for reading and/or
>Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:18:43 -0400 (EDT)
>From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
>To: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Remex paper tape readers
>Message-ID: <199709030118.AA05958_at_interlock.ans.net>
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>> Do Model 33 ASR's ever show up at hamfests anymore?
>
>No, nobody wants to drag anything that heavy. What might work is if you
>pin a sign to your back saying that you actually want one of the things -
>people may offer many of them to you just for hauling.
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I beg to differ. I saw one, in excellent condition, show up at a hamfest
near the Oregon/Washington border (Longview) not that long ago. I think it
was a freebie.
The only reason I didn't take it is because I used to work on the things
and I know, full-well, what kind of a pain they can be.
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Received on Wed Sep 03 1997 - 09:19:52 BST