IBM 557 Alphabetic Interpreter??

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Tue Mar 30 12:34:03 1999

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Dean Billing wrote:

> At 09:41 PM 3/29/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, John Lawson wrote:
> >
> >> Do you actually *own* this, or just know where one is? Tres Cool!
> >
> >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.
<...>
> relation to the machine frame. When the machine runs it feels like a
> washing machine out of balance and hops around the floor.

If you were trying to dissuade me from adopting this guy then that last
sentence had the absolute OPPOSITE effect. I'm taking this puppy home!

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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