Man, it’s been awhile since I’ve had to run TEENY.EXE to load a DOS onto a Tandy laptop. Probably the last time I did so was sometime in the 20th century, before I was smart enough to buy TS-DOS on a ROM chip for my T200. I forgot what a pain in the ass it […]
Retrocomputing Happy Mail!
The magic of encouraging words…
I have finally gotten the seller of the Tandy 200 and Model 100 I aquired some weeks ago to actually ship them. Poor fellow suffers from some sort of public spaces anxiety and was leaving me notes about his heroic attempts to forge the single block between his home and the nearest post office. His […]
Alphasmart Dana: First Impressions
Well, the Alphasmart Dana has arrived, and contrary to the Ebay ad, it did have a stylus installed already. And wow, this thing is as clean as a whistle aside from a small school item id# written discreetly on the side with a silver sharpie. C17 is this unit’s designation from its previous owner, and […]
‘I have to wash my hair’, and other reasons that Jesus will probably be a no-show for Saturday night’s Rapture Party Extravaganza…
Joining the Alphasmarty ranks?
Confession time: I’ve lusted after an Alphasmart Dana pretty much since they came out, but could never really justify dropping a couple hundred bucks on one, and the last time I checked the ‘Bay for them, even the used ones ran about $150 (about a year or so ago). So imagine my surprise and delight […]
Reflections on the past two months…
New Typecasting Blogs, Fat Black Alien Bees and the Latest Round Ribbon
I still only own One Electric, but now it’s a Selectric!
The Tale of Ten Tipsy Trenchermen
Based on the serial numbers and dates I found on Machines of Loving Grace, and the serial number and date supplied by Manual Entry in reply to my last post, I’m going to estimate that my SCM Sterling hybrid Galaxie/Super-5 dates to 1964. I still wish I had good serial number data for SCM machines […]
The Green Mystery Machine full of Money!
The IBM Electric Typewriter Catalog (1960)
Another one from the file cabinet of Bill Wahl at Mesa Typewriter Exchange. The IBM Electric Typewriter Catalog of 1960! This one covers the various options and typefaces available on the Model C and Executive Electrics of 1960. If you’re a fan of these early IBM typebar electrics, you should be aware that Bill has […]
Typecation, all I ever wanted…
PS: This is post #98, I really have been a busy little beaver!
Brother, can ya spare $6.99 for a decent writing machine?
Some Links: The replacement ribbons seem to still be manufactured, and cost about $6 each. The Brother AX-28 Typewriter User’s Manual. (handy for figuring out all the funky functions and modes) Mr. Martin’s Typewriter Museum. Scroll down to see his Brother AX-28. Some Other Links to nifty typewriter news stories I found today: Hoflander: in […]
Typewriter Elitism Reconsidered
The Craigslist ad for a $15 Lettera 22 Anyone in the Phoenix area want a 1940’s Royal KMM (or HH, i can’t tell the difference) for $38?
On Communal Zen and Public Typewriting
On TEETH and the sense of A VERY BAD THING coming…
Fear, Bad Craziness, Aligned Planets and a $5 Smith-Corona Super Sterling
The day after the CIA shoots bin Laden in the head and dumps his corpse in the sea, I’m sensing weird vibes all around. Turns out almost all the planets are lined up and viewable in the morning sky and everyone’s talking about terrorist reprisals. The waves of fear and apprehension infect me as well […]
Bye Bye Bin Laden!
Looking Forward…
Hermes – Nineteen Sixty Four
My complaint for today: Browser form fields
Is Blogger broken?
I have been unable to comment on any of the typosphere blogs that use Blogger since sometime last night, yet I see other people posting comments fine. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Backwoods Ozarks knuckledraggers toss typewriters!
Apparently they’ve been doing this for 21 years now. Video shows them destroying ugly plastic wedges, but what were they throwing off roofs in the first annual typewriter toss in the 90’s? Also, to give you an idea of how ignorant the media actually is, listen to the last line in the video: “uh, someone […]
1966 Olympia SM-9 Postcard
I was over at MTE today to drop off some flyers for the 2nd Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up, and as happens everytime I drop by, I got to chatting with Bill and this time he rummaged through his file cabinet and came up with an old Olympia postcard, which he gave to me – probably because […]
Typewriters, the turntables of the 21st Century
A deftly-anti-ocr’d rant by Fossils Without Fear Another rant couched in poetry and biology by Snohomish Writer A Softer World The Boston Typewriter Orchestra La Vie Graphite “A Day of Moments” by Joe Van Cleave
I guess we should actually be celebrating the death of Godrej?
Another poster for the 2nd Phoenix Typewriter Round-Up!
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: IBM Font Styles
It is perhaps fitting that I post the last of my typestyle scans on the day that Tom Furrier writes his celebration of the IBM Selectric. I myself refuse to include electric typewriters in my own corral, but if I were to own one, it would be a Selectric. Actually, it would have to be […]
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Remington Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Remington typewriter font styles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Royal Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Royal typewriter typefaces:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Olivetti Font Styles
And now we take a look at Olivetti typestyles:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Hermes Font Styles
And now, the Hermes Typewriter font faces offered to customers in 1964:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Smith-Corona (SCM) Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Smith-Corona (SCM) typewriter typefaces:
1964 NOMDA Blue Book: Olympia Font Styles
And now we take a look at the Olympia typewriter font styles: