[Tfug] Where to get cheap ancient serial terminals.

[Jim March]

When they break, it's a terminal illness.

If you toss 'em out a window, they reach terminal velocity...

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Jim

On 8/18/07, Bowie J. Poag <bpoag at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Gimmie.
>
> Bob O'Connell wrote:
> > 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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