3 Jul
2007
3 Jul
'07
2:16 p.m.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
of what he actually had.
It's too bad most people won't recognize the plastic ends on the
patchboard wires place this at bit later (like 50 years) in time
than seems to be implied by the listing.
3 Jul
3 Jul
2:41 p.m.
All,
On 03/07/07, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
of what he actually had.
It's too bad most people won't recognize the plastic ends on the
patchboard wires place this at bit later (like 50 years) in time
than seems to be implied by the listing.
There are a surprisingly large number of links on that page to
www.columbia.edu, and I don't see a single reference to the source.
Plagiarism I guess.
Simon
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"Well, an engineer is not concerned with the truth; that is left to
philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is
the utility of the final product."
Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials, L.Solymar, D.Walsh
2:51 p.m.
G'Day,
On 03/07/07, Simon Fryer <fryers at gmail.com> wrote:
All,
On 03/07/07, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
>
> After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
> of what he actually had.
[...]
There are a surprisingly large number of links on that
page to
www.columbia.edu, and I don't see a single reference to the source.
Plagiarism I guess.
Yes, I know it is bad form to reply to my own emails. Source for most
of the item description is at:
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/tabulator.html
An interesting site and I am going to have to have a poke around when
I get home.
Simon
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"Well, an engineer is not concerned with the truth; that is left to
philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is
the utility of the final product."
Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials, L.Solymar, D.Walsh
3:08 p.m.
On 3 Jul 2007 at 11:16, Al Kossow wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
of what he actually had.
Crikey, Al, if you depend on the eBay sellers as a source of
information, things must be pretty bad by you. I've given up telling
eBay sellers what they're really trying to sell after getting too
many "No it's not" replies.
Let buyer and seller believe what they want. Who am I to interfere
with their version of reality?
Cheers,
Chuck
3:24 p.m.
On 3 Jul 2007 at 11:16, Al Kossow wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
>
> After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
> of what he actually had.
So what is it, really? The seller is only a few minutes from me.
3:09 p.m.
At 11:16 AM -0700 7/3/07, Al Kossow wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
of what he actually had.
It's too bad most people won't recognize the plastic ends on the
patchboard wires place this at bit later (like 50 years) in time
than seems to be implied by the listing.
The article was entirely cut & pasted from Columbia University as well...
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/tabulator.html
John :-#(#
4:01 p.m.
On Jul 3, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170127828046
After reading this, I wondered if the seller had any idea at all
of what he actually had.
Clearly not...but very neat just the same!
It's too bad most people won't recognize the
plastic ends on the
patchboard wires place this at bit later (like 50 years) in time
than seems to be implied by the listing.
"Technically clueless" + "desire to cash in" is always a bad
combination. :-(
-Dave
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