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[Jim Horn]

It's at TI-59 (sorry for the lapse in memory). The battery pack is in the PC-100A's little storage / recharging spot. The batteries are many years long since dead and almost hidden behind the extensive vented crystals. The charger contacts are corroded and one is missing. The PC-100A key is there and works nicely (I can take scaled pictures of it if that will help you find/make one for yours). It powers up with the main LED lighting but otherwise the TI-59 doesn't appear to come on at all and the printer buttons do nothing. Putting the card into the card reader revealed that the reader's drive roller has reverted to gummy state.

Looks like a fine and straightforward restoration project. Not having ever had or used the TI line of machines, I'll pass it on to someone who would like it at HHC2018 (among other things).

Would my HP 20b, HP 39gII, Platinum Edition HP-12c and other HHC supplied machines qualify as best deals? Or my HP-41C which cost list price but I snagged the second day after they were introduced right before they became a 6 month lead time item?