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I want to buy a typewriter.

post #1 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:18am
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Please advise on reliable and classic models that are pretty inexpensive. Doesn't need to be portable; I would actually prefer a stationary. There are some nice Smith-Coronas on eBay.
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post #2 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:23am
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Please advise on reliable and classic models that are pretty inexpensive. Doesn't need to be portable; I would actually prefer a stationary.

There are some nice Smith-Coronas on eBay.

Just curious, why do you need one?
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post #3 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:25am
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Please advise on reliable and classic models that are pretty inexpensive. Doesn't need to be portable; I would actually prefer a stationary. .
here's a clue: Well, I pawned my ______ ________ And I went to meet my man He hangs out down on Alvarado Street By the Pioneer chicken stand
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Just curious, why do you need one?
Why do you need an old turn table to listen to music?
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post #4 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:37am
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here's a clue: Well, I pawned my ______ ________ And I went to meet my man He hangs out down on Alvarado Street By the Pioneer chicken stand
"Carmelita" is one of my fav Zevon's and I think that was the first time I heard of a Smith Corona. Problem solved
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post #5 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:44am
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"Carmelita" is one of my fav Zevon's and I think that was the first time I heard of a Smith Corona. Problem solved

I like the 1950s portables, but more for aesthetics, history and romance than anything else. They are remarkably well made machines.

I had a friend who was also a writer, who collected vintage typewriters - he could tell you what all the great works of the 20th century were written on and had a particular interest in war correspondents of the world wars.
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post #6 of 39
1/13/10 at 1:12am
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A Smith-Corona Silent looks to be in order.
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post #7 of 39
1/13/10 at 1:14am
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A Smith-Corona Silent looks to be in order.

+1 in aqua-green
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post #8 of 39
1/13/10 at 3:15am
Get a monogrammed wax letter seal.
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post #9 of 39
1/13/10 at 3:29am
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Why do you need an old turn table to listen to music?

I don't think that's a good analogy.
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post #10 of 39
1/13/10 at 10:52am
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I don't think that's a good analogy.
No? I like the aesthetics of an old typewriter and the typeface pressed into a sheet of heavy paper. I like the romance, history and heavy dose of nostalgia, though the technology may appear archaic & anachronistic to the digital youth of today.
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post #11 of 39
1/13/10 at 11:10am
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Why do you need an old turn table to listen to music?

To listen to music in higher fidelity which sort of leads to the reason why I asked the question. I could not see the benefit from older keyboards. I know some writers still prefer them.
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post #12 of 39
1/13/10 at 11:36am
Yes. Get a typewriter. Craft your correspondence. Then scan the pages into your computer. And email the resultant .pdf Dontcha love technology?
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post #13 of 39
1/13/10 at 12:51pm
I once had the thought that it would be wonderful to write my correspondence on a typewriter. Maybe the machinery would inspire me to write my first novel.

I scoured vintage stores and ended up buying an old manual typewriter. Carried it home. Set it up. Wrote a few glorious lines. Made a mistake. No backspace, so time to start again.

After about 20 minutes my fingers hurt and I had a sheet of paper covered in corrections and creases.

Went back to Microsoft Word. Put typewriter on a shelf where it remained until I moved out.

Moral of the story: Buying a typewriter is not as great an idea as it sounds. There's good reasons why no-one uses them any more.
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post #14 of 39
1/13/10 at 8:04pm
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I don't make mistakes.
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post #15 of 39
1/13/10 at 8:20pm
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I don't make mistakes, I am a mistake.

FTFY
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