GETTING A NEW (TO ME) TYPEWRITER.

[supersuds]

I had one of those Smith-Coronas. You can view a line or two of what you're typing in the window and thus make corrections before printing. The model with built-in memory would hold a few pages of text; you could also get a model that would take floppy discs if you really wanted to go crazy. It was only 20 years ago....

It never gave one bit of trouble, unlike almost all computer printers.

 

[autowasherfreak]

IBM made many models of the Wheelwriter - anyone know which

I know schools and small offices liked Wheelwriter 3's. There were four models that had a small monitor and 3 1/2" disk drives attached to them WW 50, 70, 5000, and 7000. The Personal Wheelwriter 1, 2, 1000, and 2000 seem very popular. I think it all depended on how much memory and how fancy of a machine you wanted.

 

[joelippard]

Here is my Correcting Selectric II.  I much prefer the "dished" style keys on it to the ones on the Selectric III.  I have collected over the years 24 of the various font elements that accompany it.  I just love typing on this machine.

 

[alr2903]

Ovrphil, thanks for posting the pictures the one on the right pink/mauve or whatever you call it, is the exact IBM I had in typing. I have not seen one in many a moon. arthur

 

[ovrphil]

IBMania

Arthur -you're welcome..and close enough, it's a tan model...and wish it worked..would love to use one, as Joe's.

Joelippard: that is a very very blue Selectric II...read that IBM introduced the self-correcting model in 1973. 1984 was when the Wheelwriter started, and IBM moved it to Lexmark in 1991. I have the clear correction tape on my Selectric III, not the lesser common white.

I tend to be mesmerized by styling, so the Selectric I is still my favorite, in looks; but the Selectric II is probably much better(?).



Thanks for posting! (the link is interesting - the last IBM Selectric typewrite salesmen mentions custom colors - I remember a purple one in an office(still want, but not gonna find).

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[whirlcool]

That model 85 without the tape unit was also sold as an IBM 2541 computer terminal.
It was very popular in college student computer labs in the 70's. We had a bunch of them at our school. You would type your program in and then save it then type in RUN and the program would run. You could EDIT the program if something went wrong.

 

[petek]

Some of my small typewriter collection . Firstly the Smith Corona 5TE from 1957. The first portable electric typewriter

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[petek]

A luverly Hermes 3000

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[petek]

A popular Smith Corona Coronet Super 12

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[petek]

Underwood Quiet Tab

 

[petek]

Underwood Finger-Flyte

 

[petek]

Smith Corona Skywriter

 

[petek]

Remington Travel-riter Deluxe

 

[petek]

Remington Rand Deluxe model 5. The keys aren't damaged, those are glare reflections.

 

[petek]

Remington 11

 

[petek]

I can't resist picking up vintagey typewriters LOL. Nearly all of them I run across are always in fine working order. People used to take care of them considering what they cost new back then.

 

[autowasherfreak]

The Wheelwriter arrived today, and it cleaned up quit nicely. However, it has a slight problem returning to the left margin. It makes a loud screeching noise and won't return to the left margin without stopping, and it make the same noise when tab is pressed. I think it might need oiled somewhere.

 

[ovrphil]

AutoWasherFreak : There are yahoo groups for typewriter, one for the IBM selectric - I haven't joined, but it might be a starting place, if it's something you can fix yourself, someone may know how to proceed with that one.

Petek: Nice collection! I know that Hermes 3000 is very collectible and so nice to use. The SC Electric 12's are similar to my Sears Tower Constellation and Sears Electric 12..they are so easy to use. And Petek - you're the guy on the video with the two chromed Warings that I just posted a link to - 1000 watts! Love 'em both.

 

[autowasherfreak]

I'm a member of all three Selectric groups, and moderator of two. I been told to oil the rails that the carrier runs on, but that hasn't helped any.

 

[ovrphil]

I need to join one of those groups and it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm sorry the suggestion didn't work - maybe it's an overnight thing(I'm stretching the optimism).