The eBay seller of this AX-45 couldn't hide her enthusiasm for the typewriter (or the sale): "This is a rare and rather beautiful machine. The product of a bygone friendly low-tech era." Couldn't agree more, except to say the function-rich AX-45 was not so "low tech" at the time of its release in November 1987. … Continue reading Brother’s Last Word Processor
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Olympia Professional 220i Instruction Guide
The Olympia Professional 220i was released in May 1987 as one of AEG Olympia's "Office-Line" of electronic typewriters. Other models released around this time included the Mastertype i, Startype i, Supertype 230i, 240i, and Standard 200i, 220i. (Parts of the guide might be applicable to the Standard 200i, 220i.) Subscriber Content Thank you for your … Continue reading Olympia Professional 220i Instruction Guide
Remtronic 2000
One of a handful of e.t s in amongst a large collection of antique typewriters listed on German eBay by galerie-alte-technik.de "Specialists in the sale of technical antiques and antique scientific equipment and accessories") was quite unexpected ... ... it being a Remtronic 2000 ... ... a typewriter manufactured by the Remtronic Division of Remington … Continue reading Remtronic 2000
Smith-Corona XD 6500
Another 5L Revival ... This Smith-Corona XD 6500 was sold as "for parts not working". I bought it for a next to nothing price in order to get my hands on the instruction guide and the sales literature that came with it. I was expecting a fritzed machine, but surprise, surprise, once I'd remedied the … Continue reading Smith-Corona XD 6500
The Memorywriter Revolution
The Xerox Corporation of America knew how to put a spin on things and I don't just mean the printwheel technology they acquired from Diablo. According to an article in the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester New York, 3rd May 1987, the company's new generation of Memorywriter office typewriters were an unmitigated success: The reality was … Continue reading The Memorywriter Revolution
Triumph-Adler SE-1011 Operating Instructions
The 1981 release of two daisy wheel office electronic typewriters, SE 1005 and SE 1010, was followed in early 1983 by the release of the SE-1011 - a much more advanced typewriter with triple pitch plus proportionally spaced printing, a 730 character correction memory, 3-levels of impression control, auto centering, auto line feed and a … Continue reading Triumph-Adler SE-1011 Operating Instructions
Carreras (Part Two)
Just when I was beginning to think the days of FREE electronic typewriters were over, this ad popped up on Gumtree ... I made it mine, cleaned and de-yellowed the keycaps, outer shell and one-piece lid, but then ended up swapping over the lid and the (German) ribbon cover on the "fritzed" Olympia Carrera I … Continue reading Carreras (Part Two)
Erika’s Element of Surprise
Manufactured in the German Democratic Republic by the VEB Kombinat Robotron in 1987 and exported to Western Europe, the Erika 3004 was unavailable to citizens of the GDR at the time of its release. Named after Erik Honecker's granddaughter and as bland as Honecker himself, the 3004 is not quite as run-of-the-mill as it first seems. … Continue reading Erika’s Element of Surprise
Olivetti ET Personal 55 Instruction Guide
Released in 1987 and designed by Mario Bellini and Alessandro Chiarato, the ET personal 55/56 has arguably the most striking design of any personal electronic typewriter. All subsequent Olivetti ETP, PT and Lettera E 500 series portables (including a limited edition "Azuri" Praxis 100 released to coincide with the 1992 World Cup) are derivatives of … Continue reading Olivetti ET Personal 55 Instruction Guide
Canon Typestar 6 II Instruction Guide
Thermal "mini wedges' are beyond the scope of my collecting interests, but many people appreciate them more than I do. This instruction guide was contributed by Colin Ng Ngai Teng in Singapore. canon-typestar-6iiDownload
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