....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

"Lawrence L'Hote" wrote in message
news:9GZQe.317535$xm3.113865@attbi_s21...
...manual typewriter that must have belonged to Jack Bobbitt that is
getting in the way.

ooops!! Senior Moment there folks

larry

Thank God you cleared that up. Thought i was having one of my own
Senior moments reading that

"Mike in Arkansas" wrote in message
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Thank God you cleared that up. Thought i was having one of my own
Senior moments reading that

I've been having senior moments since the end of 11th grade

mc wrote:
"Mike in Arkansas" wrote in message
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Thank God you cleared that up. Thought i was having one of my own
Senior moments reading that

I've been having senior moments since the end of 11th grade

Late starter, huh?

In article wIZQe.76436$084.6536@attbi_s22,
"Lawrence L'Hote" wrote:

...manual typewriter that must have belonged to Jack Bobbitt that is
getting in the way.

ooops!! Senior Moment there folks

There was an article in The Oregonian about a new trend among the
younger writers in returning to the manual typewriters. Might Andrew,
Anne and Suzi be heading in that direction?

I can certainly understand the tactile and audio-satisfaction in using a
typewriter - I've hung onto a pristine glossy jet black Royal portable
that my father-in-law gave me years ago. However, correcting mistakes
and doing spell-checks is much easier on the newfangled 'putermajig.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05

"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?

"Fly-by-Night CC" wrote in message

There was an article in The Oregonian about a new trend among the
younger writers in returning to the manual typewriters. Might Andrew,
Anne and Suzi be heading in that direction?

Brought back memories of one of my younger careers when I got out of the
service, in the O&G business, out in some farmer's field typing oil leases
on the tailgate of my truck with a Smith Corona portable.

I tried to explain that to my 20 year old college sophomore daughter
recently and she was just as baffled by the concept as she was the first
time she and her friends first saw a 45 record and spent ten minutes looking
for the button that opened the tray on the record player.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 8/29/05

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.

Charlie Self wrote:
Patrick Conroy wrote:
=20
"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?
=20
=20
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.
=20


The Kaypro II (and I) I have used, and the Juki, and the Selectric...=20
(Osborne, Apple II , Dynabyte, Altair, Datapoint etc.)

Had to be reminded about the Juki.


Am I dating myself?

Better check my shelf life...


--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw

In article ,
Patrick Conroy wrote:

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?

According to the newspaper article, Olivetti out of Italy is the only
maker still producing manual typewriters.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05

Fly-by-Night CC wrote:
and Suzi be heading in that direction?

I can certainly understand the tactile and audio-satisfaction in using a
typewriter - I've hung onto a pristine glossy jet black Royal portable
that my father-in-law gave me years ago. However, correcting mistakes
and doing spell-checks is much easier on the newfangled 'putermajig.

I used to use a typewriter, but I never could find one
that could spell. I can spell just fine, but when what
I wanted to say got onto the paper it was all wrong.

Bill Gill