Dad was a teacher in the 70s and 80s.
He had a Galaxie that never had any issues.
Dad was a teacher in the 70s and 80s.
He had a Galaxie that never had any issues.
No Remingtons?
No Remingtons?
First suggestions were corona. Like the look
First suggestions were corona. Like the look
Definitely go with the Smith Corona Galaxy ... I owned one for many years, very reliable as long as you can find good quality cloth ribbons for it. Use a toothbrush with alcohol to scrub the striking keys to keep them from plugging up with ink.
Definitely go with the Smith Corona Galaxy ... I owned one for many years, very reliable as long as you can find good quality cloth ribbons for it. Use a toothbrush with alcohol to scrub the striking keys to keep them from plugging up with ink.
Which number is that?
Which number is that?
You can probably get a second-hand IBM Selectric for not too much money. That was the ultimate in electric typewriters, prior to computerization. That's what I'd go with if I wanted a typewriter, as opposed to a computer.
You can probably get a second-hand IBM Selectric for not too much money. That was the ultimate in electric typewriters, prior to computerization. That's what I'd go with if I wanted a typewriter, as opposed to a computer.
I'm thinking manual. Write under bridges and shit
I'm thinking manual. Write under bridges and shit
Get something with automatic carriage return. You are not going to want to do that manually.
Get something with automatic carriage return. You are not going to want to do that manually.
I might
I might
Come to think about it. That might just be my young self talking
I didn't know homerow which forced me to stare down at the keyboard and would often type off the page unwittingly before I realized where I was.
That would never happen to anyone who could type without looking at the keyboard, and so maybe that's not very important.
Come to think about it. That might just be my young self talking
I didn't know homerow which forced me to stare down at the keyboard and would often type off the page unwittingly before I realized where I was.
That would never happen to anyone who could type without looking at the keyboard, and so maybe that's not very important.
I'm drunk. I haven't dranken in three days
I'm drunk. I haven't dranken in three days
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