Panasonic KX-R250 Instruction Guide

Panasonic KX-R series portable electronic typewriters were manufactured during a three year period between 1987 and 1990. These excellent typewriters take a Brother AX series compatible ribbon and a proprietary 96 character cassette printwheel which is not dissimilar to (but incompatible with) the cassette printwheels manufactured by Brother. Subscriber Content Thankyou for your support. Here … Continue reading Panasonic KX-R250 Instruction Guide →

Panasonic RK-T40 Operating Instructions

Operating instructions for the Panasonic RK-T40 Electronic Typewriter with Letter Quality Cup Wheel Element. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: panasonic-rk-t40-operating-instructionsDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the guide when you subscribe or donate today. Log in

Panasonic KX-R305 Instruction Guide

The "second generation" 5 kg, 11 cps Panasonic KX-R305 electronic typewriter was released in November 1988. Subscriber Content Thank you for your support. Here's the file: panasonic-kx-r305-instruction-guideDownload Subscribe or donate to get access Download the guide when you subscribe or donate today. Log in

E.T. Twinning (Part One)

Without being able to go back in time to the 1980s and experience an e.t. as it was when it was new, it's difficult to judge the merits of a particular brand and model of e.t. based on the one second-hand model you own. Identical when new, any two electronic typewriters that rolled of the … Continue reading E.T. Twinning (Part One) →

Panasonic KX-E508

The Panasonic KX-E508 compact electronic typewriter is strictly business, lacking any of the frills and idiosyncrasies of, say, the Olivetti ET Compact 70. The spartan styling and faux metallic silver-grey finish of the KX-E508 is the same styling and finish that Matsushita applied to its Panasonic KX-R series portables; portables like the KX-R250: Viewed individually, … Continue reading Panasonic KX-E508 →

RK-T Science 2

I finally found an instruction guide for my Panasonic RK-T28 cup wheel typewriter. It's actually the instruction guide for a higher-spec RK-T40, but gives directions on how to change the cup wheel. I already knew you had to push the print carrier all the way to the right, so that the cup wheel ended up … Continue reading RK-T Science 2 →

Panasonic KX-R305

In Japan, Matsushita earned themselves the nickname Maneshita (Copy Cat) due to their tendency to maneru (copy) the technologies marketed by their rivals. NEC Spinwriter "thimble" printers, for example, may have been the inspiration for Panasonic RK-T series "cup wheel" personal electronic typewriters introduced in 1984. Likewise, Brother AX-series personal electronic typewriters of the mid … Continue reading Panasonic KX-R305 →

RK-T Science

In terms of size, the Panasonic RK-T28 cupwheel electronic typewriter is one of those machines (reasonably lightweight and with a carry handle) that sits on the boundary between the portable and compact categories. However, since a true definition of "compact" is synonymous with "semi-professional", the performance of the RK-T28 leaves it firmly in the portable camp. … Continue reading RK-T Science →

Matsushita & the Margarita

Matsushita Denki (the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company) is the name behind the Panasonic brand. Once the world's largest consumer electronics company and still one of the world's largest, Matsushita changed its name to Panasonic Corporation in 2008. Company founder Konosuke Matsushita "Matsushita's story is different and unique. In 1952, Matsushita arranged to acquire the technical capabilities of the Dutch … Continue reading Matsushita & the Margarita →