I have a spare 029 that got wet, so the desk portion expanded. Definitely chipboard.
I think the 1130 also have a chipboard desktop. Many have a distinctive crack from expansion. -- Will On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:24 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > On 12/18/2015 08:40 PM, William Donzelli wrote: >> >> Most (all?) 029/129s have a chipboard top. Also, you S/3 should, right? >> >> The only bit of classic computer stuff I have ever seen with REAL wood >> on it was a Computervision system during college. The cabinets has >> strips of oak on the front. Quite nice. >> >> > I'm pretty sure the desktop on the system 360 and 370 machines were also > chipboard with laminate. > > 129 keypunches were certainly chipboard with laminate, but I think the 029s > were steel, with a laminate applied to it. > > Jon
