* Ali [150921 17:24]:
> Well,
>
> In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller
> did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone
> for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is interested you
> can check out some quick pictu
> I don't remember which model mine is, but here are some links:
>
> http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-3345sl-cordless-phone-with-caller-id-
> call-waiting/specs/
>
> http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-3460-cordless-phone-with-caller-id-
> call-waiting/
>
> http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-900sp-co
Ah, sorry, I misspoke; CBX 8000, not a CBX II :O
Best,
Sean
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Sean Caron wrote:
> I got a ROLM CBX II but I suppose that's pre-IBM-acquisition :O
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Ali wrote:
>
>> > Don't you need an IBM phone to go with
I got a ROLM CBX II but I suppose that's pre-IBM-acquisition :O
Best,
Sean
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Ali wrote:
> > Don't you need an IBM phone to go with it?
>
>
> Mike,
>
> Please do explain...
>
>
>
LOL ... poor woman ... I could only imagine getting all excited that I was
gonna get a Sun workstation (especially back in the day when that counted
for something a bit above the pale...) and then opening the box and it's
just furniture!! Oh no!!
Best,
Sean
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Fre
-with-caller-id/
Pshaw; no IBM desk is complete without a THINK
sign on it or on the wall behind it... ;-)
m
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> As mentioned previously IBM made (or put their name on) all sorts of
> things, including several telephones; I've got one somewhere but like
> much of my junk no idea where at the moment.
Mike,
I was actually hoping you had images or linkage to said phone. Unless you are
talking about the IBM
I've also still got my original THINK sign but
you'd have to pry that from my cold dead fingers;
has anyone ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too
hard.
Since these desks did not have one originally, there is no need for
authenticitiy. Any engraving shop should be able to make you a small
bras
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Mike Stein wrote:
> I've also still got my original THINK sign but
> you'd have to pry that from my cold dead fingers;
> has anyone ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too
> hard.
(What I assume are) NOS ones appear on ebay pretty regularly. Not
always cheap and no
ers;
has anyone ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too
hard.
m
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> Don't you need an IBM phone to go with it?
Mike,
Please do explain...
Don't you need an IBM phone to go with it?
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OT: Freighting Items
> I gave three of those to the college for use as classroom machines.
>
> I had gotten them for next to nothing,
Fred,
They are a bit harder to find but still relatively cheap. This is the third
or fourth one I've run across. One, in Orange county, got trashed before I
could get to it. Of the ot
On Tue, 22 Sep 2015, Ali wrote:
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/878/retro-scan-of-the-week-the-official-ibm-pc-desk
I likde those.
I gave three of those to the college for use as classroom machines.
I had gotten them for next to nothing, because they were sized for 5150,
n
> Huh, interesting ... I bet that thing is built like an old Steelcase!
> Looks heavy :O
Sean,
It is built pretty well. Think late 1970s early 1980s furniture. It has heavy
metal supports w/ casters built in but the "wood" is plywood - mind you not the
cheap light stuff from today but certainly
Huh, interesting ... I bet that thing is built like an old Steelcase! Looks
heavy :O
Best,
Sean
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Ali wrote:
> Well,
>
> In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller
> did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks
> On Sep 21, 2015, at 18:55, Ali wrote:
> I am excited to get it home! The seller sent me the keys separately and
> unfortunately they just arrived today. So it may be a week or two until I
> can open it up and see how the inside did
I would have picked the locks, but that's just how I roll.
> Thanks for sharing the pictures, and I'm glad that the freighting
> worked out! Freight shipment is a bit weird at first, until you get
> used to it.
Mark,
I am excited to get it home! The seller sent me the keys separately and
unfortunately they just arrived today. So it may be a week or two u
> On Sep 21, 2015, at 14:24 , Ali wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller
> did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone
> for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is interested you
> can che
Well,
In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller
did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone
for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is interested you
can check out some quick pictures here:
http://megacube.classicc
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