[GreenKeys] off topic? sort of..

[Cory Heisterkamp]

While not exactly free, there was a pretty nice 029 on ebay recently that didn't garner any bids. Market value for an untested but complete 026/029 seems to hover in the $500-$1k range if you can find one 'offline'. Course there may still be some freebies out there, but I haven't had much luck....  -C

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-029-keypunch-as-used-with-Digital-Equipment-Corporation-DEC-PDP-15-/281780329788



On Sep 7, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote:

> Some day I'll get to my 029, They are rare and the 129 is in the Model 12 classification. You could say 029's or 026's are
> as rare as 37's
> 
> The 026 went to the Computer Museum a few years ago, maybe someday they will send me a post card saying thank you.
> 
> see the picture at the bottom of http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/restoring-the-ibm-1401/
> 
> Just like Teletypes they are out there but much harder to find. The 129 that was lost in a fire about 30 yrs ago came from
> the company I worked for, Tektronix. When the day came to return to IBM all the equipment someone forgot to look in
> a rarely used storage room. The one I have now came as a fluke, There was a Craigslist article of a 35 ASR about 200
> miles away [everything is > 200 ,miles away -:) ] When I called I was told about the two keypunches, they were free.
> 
> Another 029 was found by a friend in Portland in the early 90's. So that makes 3 in 40 years.
> 
> The good news it seems if you do find one, it will be free.
> 
> The bad news is shipping. Unless prepped correctly for shipping by a LTL carrier survival is not ensured.
> 
> If you do find a 029/129 not much goes wrong, other then you will need to replace all the toothed belts. And the printer
> pins will more then likely be gummed up. the 029 is electo-mechanical, older ones used IBM wire relays and later
> ones reed relays. The 129 added 'brains', 
> 
> A 129  https://www.flickr.com/photos/osr/sets/72157628885027555/
> 
> Pretty much all the manuals are on line. 
> 
> BTW I'm looking for the right side cover.
> 
> -pete
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> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Able Baker via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Anyone know where I can obtain an old IBM printing keypunch Model 026 or 029?
> I think it had "Green keys"...
> Just asking...
> I've got about 10,000 blank IBM cards that I'd like to punch.
> Thanks.
> 
> Al
> WB2RBF
> (former IBM Field Engineer)ate.html

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