Farewell to the humble typewriter

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Paddy replied

26 April 2011, 20:18
Originally posted by PRC1964 View Post

Maybe, but it'll be a bugger trying to buy a ribbon for it.

Olympia SG-1 (c.1953)

$795.00 It's comming out the attic now!
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PRC1964 replied

26 April 2011, 19:47
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

My Olympia typewriter will still be working in a few hundred years time, long after computers cease to work

Maybe, but it'll be a bugger trying to buy a ribbon for it.
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Paddy replied

26 April 2011, 16:26
Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post

RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors

I remember having a smith-corona. But then my dad showed me his IBM Selectric typewriter. That was cool watching the ball jump. It came with a sort of "erase" feature using a ink lifting tape. Cool technology back then.

Last typewriter I had I picked out a dumpster. It was in mint condition and I managed to sell it on for an easy £20.

My Olympia typewriter will still be working in a few hundred years time, long after computers cease to work
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lilelvis2000 started a topic Farewell to the humble typewriter

26 April 2011, 09:23
Farewell to the humble typewriter

RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors

The last company on earth to produce the typewriter — Godrej and Boyce — has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India, according to reports that, fittingly, are making the rounds via the Internet.

I remember having a smith-corona. But then my dad showed me his IBM Selectric typewriter. That was cool watching the ball jump. It came with a sort of "erase" feature using a ink lifting tape. Cool technology back then.

Last typewriter I had I picked out a dumpster. It was in mint condition and I managed to sell it on for an easy £20.
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