@Gabz Tell her you have special dispensation, to celebrate both, from somebody important like Taylor Swift.
@Gabz Tell her you have special dispensation, to celebrate both, from somebody important like Taylor Swift.
@Miraz That looks really good. Now I'm hungry. I love Indian curry.
@pimoore Peter, just know that you are missed. That said, do what is good for you and be well.
@JohnPhilpin No John. Just no. You can't have this. hhhh.
@JohnPhilpin This is so spot on.
@chrisaldrich Ah, it looks like the Remington Streamliner is or is getting into the "ultra-portable" size typewriter. I was going to suggest that you should have at least one ultra-portable and maybe you just found it! Of course, if you find a deal on a good Olivetti Lettera 22 or 32 you might want to expand that to two ultra-portables. It's just one more and it followed you home. :)
@odd Very nice!
@chrisaldrich Another great find! I like the powder coat finish, the 1950's styling and the green keys.
I just had a thought about typecasting with a manual typewriter, one can blog even when the power goes out. Just crank out those cards and post them later when the power comes back on. Candles not included.
@paulcraig901 We can get through this like we have in the past. We must endure and drink extra coffee.
@chrisaldrich Great buy! Oh boy, more typewriter p**n!
@chrisaldrich This is a blast from the past. These photos could be the typewriter my grandparents gave me, new in the early 1970's just before I entered high school. It's the typewriter that saw me through university.
At $18 you got a great buy and I'm jealous. As you point out with the features, this manual typewriter had just about everything you could cram into a portable and it all works! And IMHO it has an attractive design to it to boot.
I'm happy you found such a great bargain.
@chrisaldrich Nice collection. I can't wait to see your photos of these.
@chrisaldrich Around here in a resale shop you might find a $35 typewriter but it will be old, dirty and tired. Good ones at antique stores will be several hundred dollars but they may be willing to entertain lower offers. Big office manuals have good prices - I've seen $75, because of low demand. I have not checked Ebay in a long time but prices were rising back then which is why I jumped on several auctions when I did. I think the typewriter market also got a lot of action during Covid-19 lockdown.
I have not tried typecasting but it looks like fun. I know @petebrown here on Micro.blog typecasts on occasion and is also a typewriter collector.
@Annie Not a car book, but thanks for reminding me. I just installed FBReader on my phone. That gives me access to all sorts of public domain books and the FBReader app doesn't track me like the Kindle and Kobo apps do.
@chrisaldrich I've lucked out finding typewriters on Ebay a few years back, well before the pandemic. I've also had good luck at local antique stores and charity resale shops. I hope you will post about your purchases when they come in.
@chrisaldrich Congratulations on being reunited with your old friend. That Clipper is sure a beauty.
@odd I missed you. Welcome back!
@otaviocc @Burk I think the phone I had was an HP Palm Pre Plus. After HP pulled out of the phone market I bought a new unlocked Pre Plus on Amazon. The shape of the phone was ultra comfortable in hand but, as I said, I didn't like the physical keyboard.
I really wish webOS had survived as a phone OS with a slab phone hardware. From a user POV it was a great OS.
@Burk Me too. I had a webOS phone and did not like the physical keyboard, but I loved webOS as an operating system. Sigh.
@chrisaldrich That is a beauty. Vintage Steelcase was built to last, it looks new. Congrats.
@petebrown Olivetti's sure had style.
@chrisaldrich Being able to walk around inside your own house is highly over rated. :-)
@manton @pratik 5 blogs plus unlimited static sites for $10! I could dig myself a really deep hole with all that.
@chrisaldrich LOL! "Doris Day parking" is the perfect term.
@JohnBrady @odd Same. Be well odd.