P. T. Barnum had a saying about this....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks_at_gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Model 129 Keypunch on eBay with 30 minutes to to!
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:40:34 -0800 (PST), Vintage Computer Festival
> <vcf_at_siconic.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, William Maddox wrote:
>>
>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5145489194&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
>> > eBay item 5145489194 (Ends Dec-12-04 19:00:00 PST) - IBM 129 keypunch
>> > verifier vintage card punch
>>
>> $710 for an IBM 128 is a bit ... odd.
>
> And for one that is guaranteed to be broken... (snapped-off key lever)...
>
> Looking at the bidding, a couple of guys _really_ wanted it.
>
> -ethan
>
>
Received on Mon Dec 13 2004 - 21:19:56 GMT