I still have an IBM Selectric II, for rough copies and envelopes. I understand that typewriters are almost obsolete.
Who is still typing in the dark ages?
Typewriter? …? Is that kinda like those things you sometimes see in those old black and white movies?
Smith-Corona. I had a Selectric for a while but I’m still too poor a typist to use it well. It’s like driving a Ferrari when you are used to a Honda Civic.
I found when taking one class that I finished the weekly short papers faster when I typed them instead of word processing them. Not being able to go back and polish my work forced me to think through what I said before I typed it.
Letter Gothic, BTW. Same font as I use in DOS word processors.
I have to use a word processor for business purposes, but I do have a 1920s Royal I love—one of those big ol’ two-ton things that really makes clackety-clack noises when you use it.
I need the spools fixed, though, and despair of finding anyone to do it (it weighs a ton, I can’t exactly lug it around . . . ).
Oh, yeah, I also have a working 1919 candlestick telephone!
Eve, you are my typewriter doppelganger - I have a 40s-era Royal manual typewriter. I am planning to write my Booker Prize-winning novel on it. It is so nice to type on … there is time to think of the best word to use.
My mom bought it at the Goodwill for $3.00 and restored it to shining magnificence. It works perfectly and is beautiful to look at to boot.
I’ve got a Brother typewriter that I use for HW sometimes… it’s got a little lcd moniter and all that.
I’ve got a Smith-Corona with a built-in spelling dictionary.
Have one of these too. Still use it on occasion. There is something intimidating of not having a truly functional backspace key…