Patrick Conroy wrote:
"Lawrence L'Hote" wrote in
news:9GZQe.317535$xm3.113865@attbi_s21:



...manual typewriter that must have belonged to Jack Bobbitt that is
getting in the way. Does Andrew want it? It has a case and works
fine... Anne or Suzi might want it but I'm not willing to go to the
effort of shipping it out for them..

larry



Just out of curiosity - let us know if *anyone* wants a manual
typewriter. I learned to type on manuals, graduated to Selectrics.

But with a used 800MHz PC avaliable today for $99, I'm not sure why
anyone would prefer a typewriter -- for typing.

Hmmm - are they even still made?

I read somewhere a couple years ago that one manufacturer still made
manual typewriters, but that may be over by now. I learned,sort of, one
a manual, but polished my skills on an IBM Selectric that lasted one
helluva long time (wore the type of two bouncing balls). I was
absolutely delighted when I could finally afford a KayPro II and a Juki
daisy wheel printer back around '83 or so.