I need a keypunch (briefly)
wrcooke at wrcooke.net
wrcooke at wrcooke.net
Sun Aug 18 12:15:58 CDT 2019
> On August 18, 2019 at 12:03 PM Chip Davis via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>
> The 029 I used is in the private collection of a mainframe service
> company, Will. They are not open to the public and I know of no
> computer museum in the area.
>
I was afraid of that. Not surprising; Chattanooga isn't known as a great tech hub. That's one reason I'm no longer there.
> However, if you ever get up to the Baltimore area, there is a very
> extensive computer museum https://museum.syssrc.com that is curated by
> another member of this list. It even includes a working Linotype
> typesetter; the dripping hot lead did a number on the lobby carpet.
> (OK, it did a couple of letters on it too.) ;-)
>
> -Chip-
>
Thanks for the info. I would love to go see that lead number -- and letters -- on the carpet :-)
Thanks,
Will
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