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Offline ander

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Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« on: Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:41:04 »
It has + and = keys and a digital display. But it's not a calculator, is it? (It's not an IBM product, either; don't know where the seller got that idea.) Some kind of video control panel?

Rare IBM Computer Keyboard Keypad 3890 IN Good Working Condition

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I doubt it's usable for anything. But since it's cheap, seems high-quality, and has nice vintage keys (and is thus a potential fetish object), I thought you'd like to know.
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:42:53 »
The best kind of fetish. Also please be kind and rewind.
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:44:48 »
And let's order up some BRWS while we're at it, eh?
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:46:38 »
Quote from: ander on Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:44:48
And let's order up some BRWS while we're at it, eh?

Beautiful, Round Women (BRWs?)
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 06 March 2018, 22:00:25 »
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3890

TL/DR it's a controller for a machine to read check MICR lines at high speed.

It would be sweet if there were beamspring switches inside there.
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 07 March 2018, 10:08:13 »
I am such a sucker for spherical keycaps with weird ass legends on them. Must resist.
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 07 March 2018, 21:02:24 »
Quote from: ander on Tue, 06 March 2018, 21:44:48
And let's order up some BRWS while we're at it, eh?

Bet.
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Re: Rare, er, controller thing, cheap
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 08 March 2018, 23:05:33 »
Quote from: Techno Trousers on Tue, 06 March 2018, 22:00:25
TL/DR it's a controller for a machine to read check MICR lines at high speed.

Of course, I knew that... I was just trying to be modest.
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