2018 has been a great year for Type-Ins, not only in the Phoenix area, but all over the country. The Revolution expands and catches fire everywhere it touches, and burns with a ferocity that cannot be quenched. The romance, utility and flexibility of the Typewriter Life reaches deep into the soul and connects with that […]
Month: October 2018
Buddy-L Easy-Writer 300 User Manual and Leafcasting…
Weapon of Choice: Buddy-L Easy-Writer 300 First attempt at Leafcasting: leaf between a sheet of paper and a sheet of Ko-Rec-Type. Hmmn, maybe the toy typewriter with plastic typeslugs wasn’t the best choice… “The leaves here are very small, Makes it hard to type at all!”
Building a new Decade-old Computin’ Machine
I took part of today to go through a pile of old computers to take to Goodwill, which is a thing that always gives me pains because I know they’ll likely just get thrown out, but then who the heck wants beige box Pentium IIs, IIIs and 4s? Someone, I’m sure, but I’ve already got […]
Rainy Day Appreciation of my 1981 Montgomery Wards Escort 550 (Brother JP-7)
Weapon of Choice: 1981 Montgomery Ward Escort 550 (Brother JP-7) This typewriter as offered in the 1981 Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalog Nearing the last stand for Manual and Electric Typebar machines offered by Monkey Ward. By 1984, only the electric is offered alongside various electronic wedges, the new Brother Type-O-Graph and a selection of home […]