When it comes to its electronic models, Brother JP- number designations (found on the underside of the lids on earlier models) are not much use if you want to differentiate between different AX- prefixed series/models. For one thing, late model Brother e.t.s don't have a JP number. For another, e.t.s manufactured for the Japanese market … Continue reading Brother: Typing by Numbers
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Electronic typewriters and word processors
Panasonic KX-R305 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions for the Panasonic KX-R305. 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. If you have made a donation, a printable copy of the PDF can be made available to you on … Continue reading Panasonic KX-R305 Instruction Guide
Smith Corona Deville 80 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions for the Smith Corona Deville 80. 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. If you have made a donation, a printable copy of the PDF can be made available to … Continue reading Smith Corona Deville 80 Instruction Guide
Smith-Corona’s 5L Revival
Advertised in the USA in November 1984, and listed in my 1984/85 edition of the German office equipment catalogue Info-Markt 1, the Enterprise Electronic PE 900 was Smith-Corona’s first truly portable electronic typewriter: Released alongside EC-series compact electronic typewriters sourced from Nakajima, the PE 900 and a handful of American-made models such as the Smith-Corona … Continue reading Smith-Corona’s 5L Revival
Olivetti Praxis 30/35 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions/ Bedienungsanleitung/ Istruzioni d uso/ Instructions d emploi/ Instrucciones de uso (English, German, Italian, French, Spanish) for the Olivetti Praxis 30/35. 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. If you have … Continue reading Olivetti Praxis 30/35 Instruction Guide
The Single Element
Trawl through newspaper advertising for electric and electronic typewriters in the years 1974 to 1979 and you'll find many of the products released in that period were described as "single element typewriters", the single element in question usually being a ball element. It all depends, of course, on your definition of a typewriter and whether … Continue reading The Single Element
E.t.s that don’t add up
In American university course numbering systems, so the Wikipedia definition goes, the number 101 is often used for an introductory course at a beginner's level. If your first introduction to a portable electronic typewriter happened to be a Royal Alpha 101, it'd be a very poor introduction. It's one of four Royal electronic typewriters (along … Continue reading E.t.s that don’t add up
Canon AP-1500 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. If you have donated, a printable copy of the PDF will be made available to you on request. Thank you!$4.00Click here to purchase. Here's the … Continue reading Canon AP-1500 Instruction Guide
IBM Furniture For Sale
I've been after an IBM Personal Wheelwriter (LEXMARK 240v preferred) for quite a few years now. A recent search on "IBM 6781 typewriter" came up with this website: Never look a gift horse in the mouth. An IBM Lexmark Personal Wheelwriter for $69.36 USD ($96.52 AUD) with free postage, when the same models on Etsy … Continue reading IBM Furniture For Sale
E.T. Twinning (Part Two)
I recently doubled-up on an Olivetti ET Personal 55 ... The ET Personal 55 I already had (below) was in near perfect cosmetic condition, at least externally. The keyboard cover had a few small gouges/blemishes on it, but the keyboard itself, the ribbon cover and the paper rest were all flawless. On the inside however, … Continue reading E.T. Twinning (Part Two)