Re: [Hampshire] Demo talks

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Author: Nick Chalk
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Demo talks
john lewis <johnlewis@???> wrote:
....
> So if you have a vax lurking in your cellar I'm
> sure Nick will be more than happy to give it a
> home.


Or anything else unusual!

> Incidentally whilst I was there this morning I
> asked it they had any IBM clacky keyboards in
> stock, they did have a few but to my horror the
> price has gone up from a fiver to ?20,


You were getting a bargain before, John! UKP 20 is
closer to the current market rate for Model M's -
there's demand, but little supply.

I did intend Ally to negotiate, though. He's new
to this selling lark.

> I am going to dig out the old one with sticky
> keys that is lurking under my desk and give it a
> soaking under the hot tap to see if I can bring
> it back to life :-)


That'll probably work. I've heard reports of Model
M's being cleaned in dish-washers.

Nick.

--
Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.