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
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Olivetti Lexikon 90 Instruction Guide
The heavyweight Olivetti Lexikon 90 was introduced in 1976 and had a short-lived production run which ended two years later in 1978. Model numbers include Lexikon 90, 92C and 94C. The "interchangeable spherical printhead" has a different shape and orientation to the more conventional element balls manufactured by IBM:. The instruction guide included instructions written in … Continue reading Olivetti Lexikon 90 Instruction Guide
Olivetti ET-2250, ET-2450 Instruction Guide
Olivetti released a second generation of office electronic typewriters in November 1988. Model numbers include but may not be limited to ET 2200, 2250, 2300, 2400, 2450/MD, 2500/S). Models ET 2200, ET 2250 and ET 2300/SP have a top speed of 20 cps. Models ET 2400, ET 2450/MD and ET 2500/SP offered printing at 30 … Continue reading Olivetti ET-2250, ET-2450 Instruction Guide
AT&T 6310 Instruction Guide
Manufactured by Olivetti (AT&T acquired a stake in Olivetti in 1983, thus becoming a subsidiary) the AT&T 6310 compact electronic typewriter is a re-branded variant (I think) of the Olivetti CT-605. The guide (below) is split into two PDFs to make the download easier. According to ribbon listings the following Olivetti-derived AT&T models were available: … Continue reading AT&T 6310 Instruction Guide
Olivetti ET Compact 70 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions/Bedienungsanleitung (English, German, French, Spanish) for the Olivetti ET Compact 70 (Parts One and Two). Olivetti's first truly compact electronic typewriter, the "ET Compact 70", was released in September 1986 and marked a departure from its predecessors by having a grey beige finish as an alternative to matte black. (Its predecessor the "ET Compact … Continue reading Olivetti ET Compact 70 Instruction Guide
Olivetti Praxis 30/35 Instruction Guide
Operating instructions/ Istruzioni d uso/ Instrucciones de uso/ Instructions d emploi/ Bedienungsanleitung (English, Italian, Spanish, French, German) for the Olivetti Praxis 30/35. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here are the files: olivetti-praxis-30-35-instruction-guideDownload olivetti-praxis-30-35-istruzioni-d-usoDownload olivetti-praxis-30-35-instrucciones-de-usoDownload olivetti-praxis-30-35-instructions-d-emploiDownload olivetti-praxis-30-35-bedienungsanleitungDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the guides when you subscribe or donate today. Log in
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
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)
Olivetti ET 111 Bedienungsanleitung
Operating instructions (German) for the Olivetti ET 111. Olivetti released its first electronic typewriters, the ET 221 and ET 201, in February 1979. The ET-111, ET 110, ET 115 and ET 225 followed during the period 1982-1983. The range of these first generation ET series electronic typewriters was further expanded in 1986 with the release … Continue reading Olivetti ET 111 Bedienungsanleitung
MVB Electronic 2000
In designing their JP-11 and JP-14 Correct-o-ball series, Brother may well have taken their cue from the Olivetti Lexikon 82/83DL released a few years earlier. These "golf ball" typewriters were followed by TWO JP-16 DAISY WHEEL MODELS with the same fixed print unit and manual carriage escapement (the M8300/Correctronic 8300 and the M9300/Executron 9300). It … Continue reading MVB Electronic 2000
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