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WTF is this IBM thing?
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It has no part or model number, no serial, but is a complicated gadget with a multi-prong interface as well as a circular jack and a tripod thread. It was recovered from a lot of cryptographic gear.

WHAT THE HECK IS THIS THING?
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>>54696119
Where do I put my feet?
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>>54696119
A radio of some kind it looks like
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Side.
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IBM Magnabelt. It was part of a voice dictation system from the '60s. Cool find.
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>>54696143
What radio goes from 1 to 100?

Also you can uncouple the arrow and move it up and down the scale freely by pressing the lever below.

Other side has a battery door for C batteries. Also to the right of that door, is a sort of catch and a mechanism that feels like it wants to swing out and away, or come uncoupled when I press that textured area down, but I can't figure out which way to rotate and / or move it and don't want to break it.

The whole thing is heavy and reeks of quality. The finish is 100% perfect, all levers etc. work and are positive in feel.
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>>54696179
Thank you based anon.
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OK post other weird stuff, this wasn't a challenge thread (I really own this thingamajig) but it is now fags, let's see some other weird IBM stuff.
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>>54696268
Can you like, take selfies with it?
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>>54696285
Buy me shit from my Amazon wishlist and I might.
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>>54696194

What do I win?
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>>54696333
No dude I mean can you use the device to take selfies? Because otherwise it's useless. All I want to do is take selfies.
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>>54696355
Tell you what, I'll make up an adapter to feed it 10.7v and record the dictabelt to vocaroo.

Give me till next weekend, I'll make a thread.
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