--- "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys_at_concentric.net> wrote:
> Yes I remember just 6 years ago that all the thrifts here had the 029
> keypunch machines for sale from $1 to $20.
Where the *F* do you live? I've never seen any sort of equipment
of that sort at the thrifts around me. My 026 came out of Bordon
Chemical when they dumped their old PDP-11/70s. It hadn't been used
in years, obviously.
> Now I can't find one to save my life.
The last time I saw more than one in one place at one time was at
Ohio State, c. 1983. They went from punch cards to crappy terminals
on the "Wylbur" system around then.* Shoulda heard the Grad Students
wail when they took the old stuff away. They had years of warning,
but some hadn't yet entered the post-punch-card era.
-ethan
* Wylbur was so crappy, it made ed look like WYSIWYG. I opted for the
3270 terminals at the main facility - there was a line sometimes, but
the editing experience was sooo much nicer.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: IBM 026 Printing Card Punch
>
>
> > On Tue, 28 May 2002, John R. Keys Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > Very nice and now I will have to find one. :-)
> >
> > Good luck. Any kind of keypunch is very rare these days. I was lucky
> to
> > find this one, in as good a shape as it's in (I suspect this is a
> > testament to how well IBM built their equipment).
> >
> > Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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