The Unwanted Blog (2)
Rockets, cats, aircraft, guns, politics, photography, science fiction. You know, the usual stuff
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Both the phone and the typewriter arrived today. The phone, as can be seen, seems to fit just about perfectly, indicating that the
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The riverfront in Davenport, Iowa, has moved a little inboard.
The first artifact has arrived, a Samsonite briefcase. I am *largely* certain that this is the correct case; there are certainly a largish
Pretty sure I got this component nailed: This appears to be a “Pyramid” compact tripod. There are a bunch of ’em on
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this, but I never fail to be impressed with the delivery. Steven Spielberg, director of
110 years in prison for selling flat pieces of metal.
On the left of the briefcase computer are numeral keys. These seem to have come from a Remington Rand Printing Calculator or something
Part of the “keyboard” from the briefcase computer has been identified. Many of the keys come from a Remington “Super Riter” typewriter; a
Behold the Chinese surveillance state: Almost any American would look upon this sort of thing with horror. And yet… I wonder how
Thanks to commenter “Mr_Hiena: ” the phone component of the “laptop” appears to be a Bogen TQ12a intercom: Fortunately there were (“were“)
CAD Diagrams cyanotype blueprints cyanotypes Models science fiction Worldwreckers
