Fw: Deck of IBM PLAYING CARDS GOES FOR $325

woodelf bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
Sat Dec 17 23:37:49 CST 2005


Richard wrote:

>Note: these are not "playing cards", which typically refers to a deck
>of cards marked for card games (i.e. Jack of Spades, etc.).  This is
>for a deck of cards with slots that you can assemble into "house of
>cards" structures.  I played with several decks myself when I was a
>little kid and it was great fun! 
>
Cheater -- I used real cards only to have them fall.
Well you can't say you don't learn things here or  from other internet 
sites.
I  downloaded some motorola application notes from bitsavers.
Wow they sure had a  lot of  different types of  TTL. I wonder how only 
the 74xx
became the only TTL used today?

> These things have collectible value
>all on their own apparently, and a deck designed for IBM would fetch
>an additional premium among internet geeks.  (I had it watched on
>ebay, but didn't bid!)
>  
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