24 Apr
1998
24 Apr
'98
11:38 p.m.
I just cleaned and overhauled a register that my
grandfather used in his
shop from 1925 through 1987 when he died (retired I guess too) and it
hasn't a problem with what year it is since that's not even on there.
Pricing is all there is, like a 3 ton printing calculator. The puppy has
sides made of solid brass that are 3/8" thick and a base of iron 1"
thick.
Cool! There seem to be a lot of those nice old registers around, too... Or
maybe they just end up in use more than other old objects(or at least used
in the open... Or whatever.).
Anyone ever see a store video where a robber grabs one
of those
and runs? Not likely.
ROTFLOL! You never know... Stupider(??? Doesn't look
right, but I can't
think of anything else) things have happened... i remember seeing a video
on TV of some guys trying to take out a large safe by dragging it out with
a car... Or maybe it was an ATM. Or maybe it happens a lot and was both...
Speaking of cash registers, I see some that I would love to get my hands
on... And the scary part is that I just want the case! OK, I'll probably
use the display, too.. But those keyboards would probably go. What I want
to do is either put a laptop into one, put a packet terminal into it, or
maybe both(easy enough... with the laptop you can do packet and use the
computer!). Oh yeah, don't forget to put a radio in there! Or at least
connections for an external radio...
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