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Category: Electronic
Electronic typewriters and word processors
Intellectual Property Theft
An interesting fact about the 1984 article below is that all of the e.t.s mentioned are Japanese-made, despite the Western branding in some cases. The article goes on to say "All except the SCM models accurately printed out the text from the IBM-PC computer used by the engineers". Nakajima came out on top. Still, Brother … Continue reading Intellectual Property Theft
Nakajima All AX-170 Instruction Guide
Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is viewable online and is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for me to continue to add to this archive. Thank you!$5.00Click here to purchase. Nakajima-all-ax-170-instruction-guideDownload ~
The Lesser Spotted Canon
Who knew a full size version of the Canon AP-1500 existed? Who even cares (not many). Still, in e.t. spotting mode, recently I spotted this eBay UK listing for an AP 3500 ... I immediately recognised the keyboard configuration (and the keycaps) as identical to that on the smaller compact model ... (from my collection) … Continue reading The Lesser Spotted Canon
Olivetti Makes it Personal
Enigma /i'nigma/ a mysterious or puzzling thing Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th edition) There are Enigma machines and then there are enigmatic machines, like the "Olivetti ET Personal 60" as advertised in The Guardian in the UK on the 25th of March 1987: It's not just the "prices" that seem like typing errors. As far … Continue reading Olivetti Makes it Personal
Canon ES-25 Instruction Guide
Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is viewable online and is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for me to continue to add to this archive. Thank you!$5.00Click here to purchase. Part One: canon-es25-instruction-guide-part-oneDownload Part Two: canon-es25-instruction-guide-part-twoDownload ~
EM ‘n EM
I like the profile of these Brother EM series office e.t.s. Architectural, but not quite as stylish as Olivetti ET series office typewriters released around the same time. By December 1987 (when this EM-611 was manufactured) office e.t.s in general had become faster, lighter and more sophisticated than those released at the start of the … Continue reading EM ‘n EM
Sharp PA-3100E Instruction Guide
Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is viewable online and is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for me to continue to add to this archive. Thank you!$5.00Click here to purchase. sharp-pa3100e-instruction-guideDownload
Swintec’s Samsung Swansong
Circa April 1989, the Swintec SW 65 is an e.t. manufactured for the American market: In Australia, a brick-sized American step-down transformer is needed to go from 240 volts down to 110: With its corporate headquarters in Moonachie, New Jersey, the Swintec Corporation was established in 1978 as an office equipment supplier selling electronic calculators … Continue reading Swintec’s Samsung Swansong
Triumph-Adler SE-310 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions for the Triumph Adler TA SE-310. The plastic ring combs on these manuals disintegrate with age, which makes scanning them quite a chore ... Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is viewable online and is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for me to continue to add to this … Continue reading Triumph-Adler SE-310 Instruction Guide
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