Casiowriter CW-600 Instruction Guide

An Instruction Guide for the Casiowriter CW-600 (AKA Nakajima AX-65). Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: casiowriter-cw-600-instruction-guideDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the PDF when you subscribe or donate today. Log in

Nakajima All AX-170 Instruction Guide

Manufactured circa 1986-1988, AX 170-270 Series models include but may not be limited to the AX 170, 210, 220, 240, 255, 270. These single left-hand platen knob e.t.s appeared in many guises (Sears, Remstar, Swintec, etc) and take a 100 character non-cassette printwheel. The Achilles heel of these typewriters is a weak solenoid motor/hammer. Subscriber … Continue reading Nakajima All AX-170 Instruction Guide →

Typing by Numbers (Nakajima All)

Nakajima All portable electronic typewriters mostly came in pairs, even though a multitude of OEM'd brand name and model number variants were derived from those pairs. Indeed, the number of models in each AX "series" are comparatively few (when compared with the very many AX series models manufactured by Brother Industries) and 3 of the … Continue reading Typing by Numbers (Nakajima All) →

Nakajima AX-90

Nakajima's AX-90 portable e.t. (circa November 1989) is something of an oddity. For one thing, the LCD screen is built into the ribbon cover, which flips open towards the front of the machine: Less of a design choice and more of a design flaw: Two inset "dials" either side of the platen, rather than a … Continue reading Nakajima AX-90 →

Orphan Black

Of course, I knew Juki 2100 and 2200 portable electronic typewriters took an Olivetti Praxis compatible ribbon (and a TA Triumph-Adler print wheel, and quacked like a duck, see my Juki New Year blog post of January 1st, 2017), but who knew the Juki 2100 (or is it the 2200?) portable electronic typewriter was also … Continue reading Orphan Black →

Casiowriter CW-600

You can't always rely on the consumables that an electronic typewriter uses as proof of that typewriter's origins ... ... any more than you can always rely on what's written on the rear badge ... In this instance, however, the presence of a Nakajima ribbon cassette reveals the identity of the manufacturer. True, this typewriter … Continue reading Casiowriter CW-600 →

Casio Brothers

CASIO Computer Co. Ltd began trading under that name in June 1957; a year which coincided with the marketing of the world's first compact all-electric calculator, the Casio 14-A. The CASIO name is an anglicised version of the family name of the company's founders, Tadao and Toshio Kashio. Well-known for their calculators and their watches, CASIO also … Continue reading Casio Brothers →

All or Nakajima

Luckily, I've never been struck by a train. I have, however, often been struck by the similarity between the train spotter and the typewriter collector. After-all, both have an interest in the movement of carriages, hopefully smooth, plus a fondness for meticulously jotting down numbers. The train spotter in me "spotted" (online) this advertising sign on a … Continue reading All or Nakajima →

Letters From Nakajima (Part 2): Walther

Speaking of rebranded electronic Nakajima typewriters, here are a few "Walthers" I neglected to mention in Letters from Nakajima Part 1. Walther TW60 (Nakajima Ax60) "Walther" TW80 (Nakajima AX80) Walther was founded as a gunsmith in 1886 by Carl Walther in Zella-Mehlis, Thuringia (Central Germany) and is perhaps best known as the maker of the Walther PPK pistol ... … Continue reading Letters From Nakajima (Part 2): Walther →

Letters from Nakajima: All the same

In the early '80s Nakajima All continued to live up to their name and carried on as they had with their mechanical typewriters by rebranding their electronic typewriters for all and sundry. "Aurora 115s" "Privileg 3000" "Monditype" "Hermes top-tronic 15" (by Nakajima) The full extent of this electronic typewriter cross-pollination (see also my blog post about the Xerox 6002) becomes apparent when … Continue reading Letters from Nakajima: All the same →