----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Sieler" <sieler_at_allegro.com>
To: "John Foust" <jfoust_at_threedee.com>; <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: Weird items on VCM
> Re:
> > >I did find reference to the Remington-Rand 256 bit tube. Check this
out:
> >
>http://www.feb-patrimoine.com/Histoire/english/information_technology/infor
m
>
> An ad for it didn't sell on eBay recently:
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21092&item=3671707906&rd=
> 1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
> seller: kims-vintage-ads
>
> (I mention this in case the winner would like to contact "Kim" to buy
> the ad)
> --
> Stan Sieler
> sieler_at_allegro.com
> www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html
>
This looks like an ad from National Geographic. You can pick up the mags for
a buck here in Toronto at any number of places. I have one of an IBM
'electronic calculator' that replaces 50 engineers with sliderules. It's
from February 1952. The only reason I buy them when I see them is for the
ads.
bm
Received on Wed Apr 28 2004 - 12:06:27 BST