In a recent (IBM's Element of Surprise) post I asked whether "IBM" branded print wheels compatible with Silver Reed EX series electronic typewriters were made for IBM or made by IBM. Sometimes the answer to a typewriter-related question stares you in the face. Take, for example, a batch of Silver Reed compatible IBM print wheels … Continue reading Lex Machina
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Silver-Reed I-F44 Operating Manual
The I/F 44 is a parallel interface unit that makes it possible to connect the SILVER REED EX 44 compact electronic typewriter with a personal computer or a word processor. Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for me to continue to add to this … Continue reading Silver-Reed I-F44 Operating Manual
Silver Reed EX-32 Instruction Guide
The instruction guide for the Silver Reed EX-32 portable electronic typewriter is more extensive than the operating manual for the larger EX-42, partly due to the fact it has a Centronics-compatible parallel port which supports "Interface Mode". Electronic Typewriter Instruction GuidesThe following guide is freely shared. A small donation, however, will make it easier for … Continue reading Silver Reed EX-32 Instruction Guide
EX Machina 32
Introduced in October 1985, two years after the initial release of the Silver Reed EX-series (42, 43N, 44, and 55), Silver Reed EX (30, 32¹, 34, 34N, 35, 36) portable electronic typewriters were meant to be a continuation of the series. Stylistically though, these machines are more of a departure from the original series. Despite taking … Continue reading EX Machina 32
EZ Writer
With a quiet typing action and a top speed of 14 cps, the Silver Reed EZ 20 is poetry in motion ... There's an indirect link between this typewriter and Australian poet Les Murray’s poem ‘The Privacy of Typewriters’: Les Murray's Brother (Deluxe 762 TR) ~ As revealed in an ABC National Radio "The Science … Continue reading EZ Writer
Silver Reed EX-42 EX-43N EX-44 Instruction Guide
It's disappointing to note that, at a top speed of 12 characters-per-second, Silver Reed EX series (EX-42. 43N, EX-44) compact electronic typewriters are slower than most of their (early 1980s) contemporaries. But speed isn't everything (unless you're a touch-typist with a competitive streak) and as I said when I bought a Silver Reed EX-42 electronic typewriter in October … Continue reading Silver Reed EX-42 EX-43N EX-44 Instruction Guide
Adaptation
If you could pick an object that encapsulated the evolution of the typewriter from, say, the electromechanical era to the electronic, it might be something like this ... A Roytype ribbon cassette which allows an old style spooled ribbon to be used in an electronic wedge. It seems the plastic sleeve is only used as … Continue reading Adaptation
A Whole New Ball Game
Goodness gracious great balls o' type, who would have thought there were so many golf ball typewriter variants? IBM were keen to develop and maintain a strong presence in Japan (a case of keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer). It's hardly surprising then, that the most Selectric-like of all the Selectric clones is a … Continue reading A Whole New Ball Game
EX Machina
Psst. Wanna buy a great typewriter? I've got one cheap. But before you leap for your telephone, here's a little secret not too many people know. The Silver Reed EX-42 electronic typewriter is not your average typewriter. For $20 AUD, I actually got more than I paid for; and paid far less than others paid … Continue reading EX Machina
