Just scored a CDI-1030

From: Christopher McNabb <cmcnabb_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon Jul 26 09:30:34 2004

The guy who surpluses old equipment in our warehouse gave me a call
this morning. He had a CDI-1030 APL/ASCII portable acoustic thermal
"teletypewriter" that someone had found in a closet, and wanted to
know if I had a use for it.

Upon physical inspection, the terminal is in great shape - no dents,
dings, scratches, missing keys, etc. It is built into a very rugged
(and heavy) samsonite suitcase and even had an unopened case of
thermal paper with it. The Property ID numbers were no longer in the
database, so it could not be surplussed through the normal channels
(auction) since it could not be tracked. I could either take it or
the surplus property guy would have to send it to the scrap yard. The
decision was a no brainer, and I now have this old heavy thing sitting
here in my cube.

Now, how to explain this latest acquisition to a spouse who is already
complaining about the amount of "junk" in the basement....
Received on Mon Jul 26 2004 - 09:30:34 BST