> On Jun 6, 2015, at 10:28, William Donzelli wrote:
> The main IBM keypunches (026, 029, and 129) are sort of like Teletypes
> - yes, they have respectable value, but there are still a whole lot of
> chances to get into a "right place, right time" situation and get them
> for nothing. At this poi
> On the one hand the 25K is ridiculously excessive; on the other I'm surprised
> you were able to obtain one for so little, even in poor condition, and there
> was so little bidding.
>
> Replacing the missing keycaps may be difficult, but it otherwise looks quite
> recoverable.
The main IBM ke
I know that as late as the mid-1970s 026's were refurbished and upgraded by
a third-party (SORBUS?) as cheaper 029s and with the 029 character set. We
had many of these 026-->029s where I went to school.
Lee C.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Cory Heisterkamp
wrote:
> I use to watch for these o
I use to watch for these on ebay and it seems one would pop up every 12-16
months or so, usually on the opposite side of the country, and sell for
$500-$1000 depending on condition. I recall when a certain 129 was up for bid
back in 2005; info preserved by the 'IBM Collectibles' webpage.
http:
* Robert Jarratt [150606 02:16]:
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> > -Original Message-
> > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark J.
> > Blair
> > Sent: 06 June 2015 03:06
> > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> > Subje
The two bids where actually me pushing my bid up worrying that there
would be a snipe at the end but there was not...
No-one else wanted it, it was luckily only about and hour from me.
I have been slowly working on it, it now feeds and registers a card
correctly but my main problem is dirty rela
On the one hand the 25K is ridiculously excessive; on the other I'm surprised
you were able to obtain one for so little, even in poor condition, and there
was so little bidding.
Replacing the missing keycaps may be difficult, but it otherwise looks quite
recoverable.
On 2015-Jun-05, at 6:21 P
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mark J.
> Blair
> Sent: 06 June 2015 03:06
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Holy mother of pearl. 25000 for an 026
>
> I think I'
On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Connor Krukosky
wrote:
> Its in better condition than the one I got, but I got mine for only 9
> dollars!!
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-26-Keypunch-Punch-Card-/141603779673
Nicely done. I have an 026 that needs to be completely cleaned, lubed
and inspected. It w
I think I'd enjoy having an 029 if the right one appeared at the right cost and
location. But I think I could get by with an 026 for $9! :)
I have zero experience with keypunch machines and zero practical use for one...
but I think it would be fun anyway.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6
That has been posted up for a LONG time and will likely NEVER sell at
that price or at any offer since this guy seems to think its made of gold.
It's less rare than an 029 seemingly anyway. The 026's seem to have had
a lot more of them run for a longer time, meaning more survived to see
the ligh
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