30 Jul
2012
30 Jul
'12
1:01 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Sent: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:43:11 -0400 (EDT)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IBM 7090 mainframe!
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012, William Donzelli wrote:
Actually, when I got my first field service job servicing word processors,
it was explained to me that the whale oil (in a *tiny* bottle with applicator
needle) was for lubricating the print hammer assemblies on Qume and Diablo daisy-wheel
printers. That was in 1981. I've never seen it before
or since. . . .
Jeff
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On a related note, a friend of mine found in his
collection a full
sealed can of whale oil, from ADM, no less. We are not sure what to do
with it.
Look for a squeaky whale?