tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post2263139564138713449..comments2024-03-27T23:23:05.548-07:00Comments on Rescue 1130: 2014 Pickup of an IBM 1130 System and More: Tab problem identified, replacing part, and carrier return issue tentatively corrected on the 1053 console printerCarl Claunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359841432891565909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post-2635476111943264632015-05-30T08:19:58.575-07:002015-05-30T08:19:58.575-07:00I was thinking the same -- there were guys who wor...I was thinking the same -- there were guys who worked on selectrics all the time, both in OPD and in DPD. When I was a CE I had nothing but respect for them (and personally viewed the selectric about as I did a coiled rattlesnake). Point is, there is probably more than one of those dudes living within 100 miles of you, Carl. Is there any sort of retired-IBMer forum where you could try to contact one? You might try Dave Bennett at CHM for a lead, he's tied in to the IBM club.David Cortesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760661115101469280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869371566442567811.post-77691171315682452812015-05-30T05:21:20.489-07:002015-05-30T05:21:20.489-07:00When I used this stuff I never realized how delica...When I used this stuff I never realized how delicate all the mechanisms were that kept it working. I guess that says a lot for the CEs who kept it all patched together, seemingly effortlessly.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609225990173046534noreply@blogger.com