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post #16 of 23
8/18/09 at 12:40am
I want one for my office, in case the power ever goes out. LOL.
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post #17 of 23
8/18/09 at 1:40pm
I am considering buying a Hermes manual, typing my letters, then scanning and emailing the resulting pdf.
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post #18 of 23
8/18/09 at 2:06pm
I was looking around on another floor of the office today and found the manual typewriter. It's in a corner collecting lots of dust.
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post #19 of 23
8/18/09 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by Droog View Post
Supposedly, in my day (mid-sixties) the gold standard was an Olympia which went for a $100 back then (pricey when you think about it). I got mine as an 8th grade graduation gift. I wore mine out (literally) at college and grad school and still have that one as well as my mother's, which is identical to mine. I have the rare reason to trot it out now and then.

I have an Olympia Carina 3. I don't know how old it is but I haven't used it in at least 15 years. AAMOF I was recently going to sell it very inexpensively but I insisted on checking it first.

I guess the ribbon was a little dry but and though it typed, the alignment seemed noticeably off. I don't know if something was wrong with the typewriter or it just needed an adjustment. If I get ambitious, I'll type and scan a paragraph and post it here.

If someone were to buy a used portable, I'd suggest making sure it works well since ribbons and repairs might be as much as the purchase price if they are needed.
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post #20 of 23
8/18/09 at 4:28pm
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Originally Posted by Dakota rube View Post
I am considering buying a Hermes manual, typing my letters, then scanning and emailing the resulting pdf.

Genius.

Even better if you have a secretary.

[while looking up from cigarette smoke] "Excuse me Ms. Holdsworth, would you please scan and email this memo out? Thank you."
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post #21 of 23
8/20/09 at 12:34pm
Get one that looks really cool because it will land up being a decoration. Looks good next to a rotary phone. I've had several that I've actually used. The one that I liked the best and wish I hadn't sold was an old Royal portable with glass topped keys. It had a wooden case and was very small. The type face wandered a bit when I was typing. It was easy to use. Everything I typed felt like it was worth reading. The newer ones never had that quality.
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post #22 of 23
8/20/09 at 12:54pm
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Originally Posted by crazyquik View Post
Genius.

Even better if you have a secretary.

[while looking up from cigarette smoke] "Excuse me Ms. Holdsworth, would you please scan and email this memo out? Thank you."

I know a lawyer who does not have a computer. His secretary prints every email out for him and he writes a reply or dictates a reply and she emails the client back.
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post #23 of 23
8/20/09 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by Flieger View Post
I know a lawyer who does not have a computer. His secretary prints every email out for him and he writes a reply or dictates a reply and she emails the client back.

I know one that has a computer, but it just sort of sits there. He does the same; secretary prints out his emails, he dictates replies, she emails them back. I guess when your name is on the door, and the letterhead, you can do that
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