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SoftTalker 3 days ago

I wonder if any of them are still usable. I would guess that new pens are NLA and whatever pens that might be around are long dried out.

sleepybrett 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

You might be surprised, I picked up a box of new/oldstock sealed in packaging pens for the HP 7475A, they still work just fine. Also I have some of the weird little ballpoint pens that are used for the Atari 1020, they also continue to work.

joshu 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have one. The pens work fine.

kondro 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Oil-based ballpoint inks tend to last a really long time, especially if sealed.