tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post5701628716536632728..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Corner-Shop WindowMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-20739094060997607052013-05-22T09:25:30.067+01:002013-05-22T09:25:30.067+01:00As it happens, there is such a thing, though I'...As it happens, there is such a thing, though I'd never presume to put my name on it. Our library was a pioneer in the field of automation, having developed an in-house system as early as the late 1960s. We have cupboards full of redundant, pioneer-era gizmos (punched card machines, paper tape re-reelers, etc.) which are both beautifully crafted (usually in steel and wood) and utterly useless.<br /><br />I was the proud recipient of our very first PC in 1985 -- an IBM with two 5.25" floppy drives, 640K of RAM (!), and a gorgeous, tactile *metal* keyboard. Also now in the cupboard -- it looks like it was designed for a 1950s sci-fi movie.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-19878617301139042522013-05-22T07:19:14.485+01:002013-05-22T07:19:14.485+01:00Could you not found 'The Chisholm Collection&#...Could you not found 'The Chisholm Collection' of no longer useful, but still beautifully crafted artifacts, to be based at the University?<br /><br />Posterity beckons!!!eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933757489269873196noreply@blogger.com