The typewriter gods work in mysterious ways (yet again). The seller who sold me a TEC TW-1450 in June last year got back in touch with some good news. She'd found the missing platen knob and would send it to me. Yay! An unblemished, quality PCB plastic knob! Lesson to be learned: Accept with simplicity … Continue reading TEC Tonic (Two) →

Unless my eyes deceive me, the "new office product" on the desk in this press photo, taken on the premises of Professional Office Products, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa the 9th of July 1983, is a TEC TW-1000 electronic typewriter: Until now I'd been unable to put a year of release to the one in my collection. … Continue reading TEC: Two to Tango →

I found myself another TEC-related Japanese phonecard ... Chou Saku 張作 typewriter/book-keeping machine ~ More useful is this (English,  French, German, Spanish) instruction guide for the TEC TW-1000, which was sent to me via Royal Mail from an eBay seller in the U.K. ... TEC TW-1000 (below, from my collection) I previously scoffed at the … Continue reading TEC Savvy →