[rescue] Request about IBM 1620 computer

[Mike Loewen]

Rogelio:

    You might try to find a Model B typewriter.  There are a couple of 
refurbished Model Bs on Ebay, but they're expensive:

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On Tue, 28 Jan 2014, Rogelio Montaqana wrote:

> Thank you John for your comment about attachments, which I didn't know. You
> can find the relevant picture here:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/kio2muajq140so7/IBM-1620-typewriter.jpg
>
> Sorry,I wrongly used the term 'teletype' a a synonym of old electric
> typewriter, which as you say is not a real teletype machine.
>
> I'll ask the Computer History Museum to see If they can help us about this.
>
> And thank you very much!
>
> Rogelio
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: rescue-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-bounces at sunhelp.org] En nombre
> de John Francini
> Enviado el: martes, 28 de enero de 2014 17:30
> Para: The Rescue List
> Asunto: Re: [rescue] Request about IBM 1620 computer
>
> This mailing list automatically strips out all attachments.
>
> You'll need to put your photo on Flickr or some other photo-hosting service,
> or perhaps on a web server to which you have access.
>
> As for the typing terminal (given that it's an IBM, it's likely not a
> Teletype() brand device; from general photos of IBM 1620s, they used
> modified IBM electric typewriters.
>
> Have you tried contacting places like the Computer History Museum in Silicon
> Valley? They might be able to point you at other collectors, as they did
> their own restoration project on a 1620 back in 1999.
>
> j
>
>
>
> On 28 Jan 2014, at 8:22, Rogelio Montaqana <rogelio.montanana at uv.es> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues:
>>
>>
>>
>> Our University has an IBM 1620 Model I computer, which of course is
>> not operational since more than 30 years. As part of a computer
>> science museum we are now in the process of restoring it to the best
>> possible physical conditions, at least from a cosmetic point of view.
>>
>>
>>
>> Most of the central unit is relatively well preserved, but we have a
> problem
>> with the teletype unit because the cover is lost. I wonder if anybody
>> out there has another similar teletype unit 8with cover) and would be
>> willing
> to
>> make a few pictures of the cover or, even better, make a mould out of it.
>> That way we would be able to reconstruct a new cover for our IBM 1620
>> teletype. I am sending attached a photo of our teletype unit to give
>> you an exact idea of what I am talking about.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Rogelio.
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