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
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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
Panasonic RK-T40 Operating Instructions
Operating instructions for the Panasonic RK-T40 Electronic Typewriter with Letter Quality Cup Wheel Element. 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 … Continue reading Panasonic RK-T40 Operating Instructions
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
Panasonic KX-R250 Instruction Guide
I recently purchased (and scanned) an Instruction Guide for the Panasonic KX-R250. The serial number dates it to September 1987. 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 … Continue reading Panasonic KX-R250 Instruction Guide
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
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