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Now THAT is a full auction description! Message #1 Posted by Gene on 30 Dec 2003, 8:22 p.m. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3068108992&category=20335 First TI Calculator?

Is it accurate? Message #2 Posted by Mike on 30 Dec 2003, 8:54 p.m., in response to message #1 by Gene Is this the "First TI calculator". Or is this an example of the "first TI of this type"? Edited: 30 Dec 2003, 8:55 p.m.

Re: Is it accurate? Message #3 Posted by John on 30 Dec 2003, 10:15 p.m., in response to message #2 by Mike Whatever it is this ebay description gave me a very good laugh!

Re: Is it accurate? Message #4 Posted by Emmanuel, France on 31 Dec 2003, 6:25 a.m., in response to message #3 by John In fact you are buying an electronic banner. LOL

Re: Now THAT is a full auction description! Message #5 Posted by Namir Shammas on 31 Dec 2003, 8:07 a.m., in response to message #1 by Gene Gene, I checked the seller's other auctions. Seems he likes LARGE fonts (maybe a large font fettish). It also seems that he has not sold too many calculators because of the cat-got-his-tongue description and also the asking price (so high it scratched one of Saturn's rings). The seller's other auctions are much more descriptive. Anyway, it's more money for eBay. The moral of the story ..... invest in eBay. :-) Namir

Re: Now THAT is a full auction description! Message #6 Posted by Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz on 1 Jan 2004, 12:28 a.m., in response to message #1 by Gene I sent the seller the following question: "Hi, Wow, this is impressive! Could you please confirm that this is Texas Instruments' 1967 CalTech prototype? A picture of it would be nice too; could you add that to your auction description? Thanks! WMJ" I shall report back if I get a meaningful reply ;-) Happy 2004! Wlodek

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