IBM 557 Alphabetic Interpreter??

From: James Willing <jimw_at_agora.rdrop.com>
Date: Tue Mar 30 12:23:59 1999

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Dean Billing wrote:

> At 09:41 PM 3/29/99 -0800, Sellam wrote:
> >
> >I might very soon. Its a huge beast! Too adorable to ignore.
>
> Verily, it is a huge *beast*, and though adorable it should be ignored, IMHO.

Pfaph! The quirkier the better! Unless we are endorsing revisionist
history.

> Unless it is in perfect working condition, you probably will not be able to
> restore it to working condition, especially if their is any appreciable wear
> and tear on the print unit or the giant cams that are inside.

Anything can be restored, as long as you reach it before the scrappers!

A bit of time, talent, elbow grease, etc... And I doubt we are talking
about trying to put any of these units back into 'production' use...

Just my $0.02 (w/o corrections for inflation, stock splits, market
insanity, etc...)

-jim
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