Respectable Members Do not throw away your old typewriters, even though they not practical for daily-use. People will be looking for them now. http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/securi...exposed-by-edward-snowden-20130711-hv0ww.html I think I have a manual portable Olympia that has been in storage, for some while. I shall look for it and if it still around, I will surely share it with other respectable members. Thank-you. Picture: Credit http://site.xavier.edu
Respectable Member UncleBuck Try getting a box of that carbon paper, it is no longer cheap. That applies to the ribbon, which is now difficult to source. The quality of those yesteryear type-writers is so alluring, just like our good vintage-watches. If not already in the dumpster, I shall recover my semi-vintage type-writer, soon. I can still remember, the carry-bag or case is made of, either aluminum or steel. Thank-you.
I have an older electric Smith Corona portable and a few ribbon cartridges to go with it. Used it to type papers in college. The idea is that one of the cartridges was a "White-out" to correct errors. If you made a mistake, you popped in the correction ribbon, overtyped and then swapped the regular ink back in. Thank heaven for today's "delete" key. Looks like it's Back to the Future time! gatorcpa
Electric? Too dependent on the grid. The Unabomber would never approve. By the way, some special person bought that manifesto typewriter for $22k a few years ago. I wonder if he had a watch... http://letterology.blogspot.com/2011/06/notes-from-underwood.html?m=1
Respectable Member MMMD The link is appreciated. Just like a vintage-watch, some old type-writers have stories to tell, too. Thank-you.