[GreenKeys] simulators and TTYs

[Chris Elmquist]

On Friday (12/13/2013 at 09:17PM -0600), Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
> I have to share this.
> 
> While working at TRW in 1973-77, I acquired one of the "special"
> golf balls for an IBM I/O Selectric.
> 
> Periodically, I would sneak into the office and switch balls on the
> secretary's typewriter.
> 
> Of course, it printed gibberish. They would call the lab where I
> worked and asked if I could fix it for them.
> 
> I'd head up to the office, "Tell ya what, why don't you hustle
> down to the cafeteria and get me a doughnut and a cup of
> coffee. I'll have it fixed by the time you get back."
> 
> I did that for two years.

And then what happened?  :-)

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Chris Elmquist