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Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: EverythingIBM on Tue, 07 December 2010, 09:20:31

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-IBM-OCR-Mechanical-Pencils-Box-12-/370462380554?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564147520a (http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-IBM-OCR-Mechanical-Pencils-Box-12-/370462380554?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564147520a)

Is there anything IBM hasn't made?

Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 07 December 2010, 11:11:58

Gotta wonder if these mechanical pencils are clicky.

Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: Scarzy on Tue, 07 December 2010, 12:09:49

I want one of those IBM shirts, rip. Keeping my eye on ebay for that, and a lighthouse family tee at the moment.

Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 07 December 2010, 12:56:49

Quote from: microsoft windows;258729

Gotta wonder if these mechanical pencils are clicky.

If it's on eBay, it's clicky.

Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 07 December 2010, 13:40:33

It's Tuesday; I'm tired.  The ****ing dog keeps barking at deer at 2 a.m.  Damn deer.

Title: IBM mechanical pencils
Post by: Mercen_505 on Thu, 09 December 2010, 09:00:30

Interesting. 0.9mm mechanical pencils designed for an OCR system...

I can hardly stand using 0.7mm, those would feel like writing with crayons for me :)