[GreenKeys] Re: Machines

[UEOGUY-H.E.ROBT]

I was just quipping to Mr. Hart, that my attempts to enjoy and preserve 
this endangered species, which through technical evolution, and 
Corporate in-breeding, has lost the ability to reproduce, was recently 
been hampered by the Virus, (pronounced PLAGUE), 
"Consocio-Subvectare-Officium", more commonly known as United Parcel 
Service!  They're attempt at providing a service rendered my newly 
adopted puppy, named "Sparky", (a 14 Typing Reperf, RO), blind, 
(shattered window), and unable to communicate, loss of motor control and 
over all unresponsive, (all bakelite contact and terminal strips broken 
and shattered). Needless to say UPS claimed it wasn't packed well!  
Anyway, I have him on life support, waiting for donor organs, if any one 
knows of any, with good strong terminal and contact strips, let me know, 
please don't let sparky die!  If anyone wants a picture of Sparky email 
me off list...it's so sad you try to do something noble, and this happens!
Just Bob!  
jhhaynes at earthlink.net wrote:

>It's heartening to learn that somebody paid $91 for a Model 28 - that
>suggests it is going to a loving home.  At the other extremes, there
>are the people paying $1500 for a Model 33 ASR; and there are still
>too many machines going into landfills.
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>I'm tempted to compare this with cats and dogs.  The pure bred ones
>in demand go for way too much money; people do adopt them from the
>pound and love them; but still lots of them are euthanized.  The
>difference is that with cats and dogs they are making more of them
>all the time.  The sameness is that nobody can afford to keep all of
>them.  Hmmm...are those of us with several Teletypes in the barn in
>the same category as the little old ladies who share their homes with
>77 cats?
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