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Title: Balls of Steel
Post by: trievalot on Sun, 07 March 2010, 15:46:14

riter stuff.....
http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuff-for-Sale-other-6-x-Golfballs-only-for-IBM-Selectric-2-electric-typewriter-W0QQAdIdZ188722406

Title: Balls of Steel
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 07 March 2010, 16:34:36

Quote from: trievalot;162337

riter stuff.....
http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuff-for-Sale-other-6-x-Golfballs-only-for-IBM-Selectric-2-electric-typewriter-W0QQAdIdZ188722406

Can you actually use a selectric for anything useful these days? A friend of mine said he found one sitting in a box ready to be thrown away. It probably has been by now.

It would be cool if you could mount a membrane on it and turn it into a digital keyboard. It could be called, "it's electric", or " s' electric".

Title: Balls of Steel
Post by: trievalot on Fri, 12 March 2010, 06:06:47

this one is 99 cents :)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Typewriter-IBM-vintage-correcting-selection-Melbourne_W0QQitemZ330412583405QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Typewriters?hash=item4cee1fe9ed

Title: Balls of Steel
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 12 March 2010, 09:53:18

OT: Ripster, do you ever take your wife on vacation?  You always reference your son but never your wife when talking about trips/vacation.  I always picture her stuck at home lighting pictures of you on fire wishing she married the quarterback in high school.