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In simpler times, Americans looked after their own (even when their own were doing a little dumping themselves). Makes me wonder, are the Democrats “dumping or competiting?” [sic] The C…| E.T.ZONE
In simpler times, Americans looked after their own (even when their own were doing a little dumping themselves). Makes me wonder, are the Democrats “dumping or competiting?” [sic] The C…| E.T.ZONE
A Confederacy of Dunces by American novelist John Kennedy Toole was first published in 1980 … “I read someplace in the paper where they got plenty comuniss at college.” “We…| E.T.ZONE
Industria Meccanica di Chiavenna S.p.A, is the name of an Italian manufacturer normally associated with the manufacture of calculators and various “Rover” mechanical typewriters. Into the 1980s, the almost daisy-like four-petalled “Rover” decal also appeared on a “Rover 246/256 Electronic” pair of portable daisywheel electronic typewriters. Both models are dual pitch, have a pedestrian print […]| E.T.ZONE
The A.B. Dick Company of Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1884 by Albert Blake Dick, Sr. The company pioneered photocopier technology in 1957 and, along with its more well-known rival the Xerox Corporation, was an early pioneer of electronic typewriters and word processor systems.1 Diablo-compatible ribbon cassettes and printwheels suggest that Magnum I and II […]| E.T.ZONE
“Sterling” is just one of many instances of Smith Corona’s recycling of its model names. You can find examples from the mechanical typewriter era, the electromechanical typewriter era and, as in this case, the electronic typewriter era. Note the STERLING “SCM” decal, which helps to date this typewriter. A new Smith Corona logo was introduced following […]| E.T.ZONE
Parts of this guide may also be applicable to other models in this Brother AX (10, 12, 20, 30) series of electronic portables, circa 1985-86. Model AX-30 is the only model in that series with an LCD screen.| E.T.ZONE
“Rare” is an epithet that’s frequently misused in online typewriter listings, especially when those typrwriters are electronic. rare adjective (rarer, rarest) existing in small numbers and so of interest or value. “Small numbers” in the context of electronic devices might mean tens of thousands. So how can a mass-produced electronic device be “rare”? The obvious […]| E.T.ZONE
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The attractiveness and the usefulness of my IBM Personal Wheelwriter is now augmented by the recent addition of more (Courier 10, Dual Gothic, Essay, Gothic, Olde World, Rhetoric, Script) printwheels and ribbons. This in addition to the 5 (Artisan 12, Letter Gothic 12P, Prestige Elite 12P, Gothic 15, Title PS) I already owned. Printwheels are […]| E.T.ZONE
In the years before the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co (3M) divested its copying and facsimile products as part of a 1985 joint venture with Lanier Business Products Inc (incidentally, the company that purchased the customer base and the product technology rights of the ill-fated Exxon Office Systems Co), the company had a “Copying Products Department”. […]| E.T.ZONE
A lightweight match-up. Canon QS-300 versus Sharp QL-310, two portable typewriters circa the mid 1990s. Canon serial numbers do not appear to be Year/Month coded, but advertising suggests its QS (5…| E.T.ZONE
How to rank one electronic typewriter over another or choose which particular model or brand to buy? It can be trial and error. Here are 5 criteria that might help inform your choice or preference.…| E.T.ZONE
