[Tfug] Where to get cheap ancient serial terminals.

Bob O'Connell reo88 at earthlink.net
Sat Aug 18 17:24:47 MST 2007


Quag7 wrote:
> In my neverending quest to hook ridiculous things up to my system, I am 
> looking for very old, homely, clunky, huge, power inefficient, 
> retrofuturistic-looking serial terminals.
>
> Besides ebay, which is a little dicey (most people can't test what they're 
> selling), does anyone know a good place to find old terminals?  Has anyone 
> seen old terminals at Worldcare or maybe at the U of A auctions, or anywhere 
> else in town or online?
>
> In particular I am looking for the most ridiculous looking thing possible, or, 
> at very least, some kind of classic.
>
> I was inspired by Colossus: The Forbin Project.  I decided that my office 
> needs to look more like, oh, say, 1977, than it does.  I got the Apple //e 
> serial term working - now I need some blue or amber to balance the green.
>
>  -Quag7
>
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I have one or two down in the garage I will give you.   One green and 
one amber maybe.

Later. Bob




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