Brother’s Last Word Processor

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 →

Brother Super 7800 Instruction Guide

Circa 1980, the Brother Super 7800 is a member of the "Correct-O-Ball" family of golf ball electronic typewriters. Unlike the moveable print unit of the IBM Selectric and its clones, these typewriters have a moveable carriage/escapement and a fixed print unit. Model numbers include the Super 7300, 7500, 7800 and 7900. Subscriber Content thank you … Continue reading Brother Super 7800 Instruction Guide →

Brother CE-30 Instruction Guide

Brother CE (JP-11x) series portable electronic typewriters like the Brother CE-30 (circa 1984-1985) are larger and heavier (7 kg) than any Brother portables that followed. While this might justify the "CE" prefix, in terms of performance and functionality they belong very firmly in the portable category. These typewriters are noisy (67 dBA) and have a … Continue reading Brother CE-30 Instruction Guide →

Brother AX-325 Instruction Guide

The Brother AX-325 is one of an extensive range of portable electronic typewriters manufactured in the USA, UK and (later) Malaysia and released over a decade which spanned the mid 1990s through to the mid 2000s, thus making it difficult to pin down the year of manufacture based on Brother's serial numbering system - a … Continue reading Brother AX-325 Instruction Guide →

Brother AX-325

Brother EM-611 User’s Guide

The EM-611 office electronic typewriter (and its lower-spec sibling, the EM-601) was released in 1988 and has a top speed of 16 characters-per-second. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: brother-em-611-instruction-guideDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the User Guide for a small subscription fee or donation. Thank you. Log in

Brother CE-700 Instruction Guide

The CE-700 was introduced in 1989 as an update on the Brother CE-650. This impressive e.t. has an 80 column by two line LCD screen and a top speed of 15 characters-per-second. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: brother-ce-700-instruction-guideDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the guide when you subscribe … Continue reading Brother CE-700 Instruction Guide →

Brother Electronic 9300 Instruction Guide

Weighing in at 8.7kgs, the Brother 9300 and its lower-spec sibling, the Brother 8300, were released in 1982. These daisy wheel typewriters are different in that they have a moveable carriage/escapement and a fixed print unit. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: brother-electronic-9300-instruction-guideDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the … Continue reading Brother Electronic 9300 Instruction Guide →

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 →

Typing by Numbers (Brother)

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 Typing by Numbers (Brother) →