Why can't I win the lotto like this

[petek]

re tha amps and watts

The 900 watts would be about 7.5 amp..significantly more powerful providing its not being wasted in heat.
My old beehives are 4.5 amps..so they're about 540 watts
The one I got today thats 825 watts.
That commericial one is 1200 watts.
I'll have to take a look at the new plastic ones, but you only have to pick one up to tell they're isn't much substance in them even if they have a 500 watt motor, the plastic will crack and the motor fall out on that third batch of daiquiries and just when the parties gettin lively.

 

[toggleswitch]

a manly man

PeteK

So glad to hear you still have your elements.

LOL

 

[swestoyz]

Watts, models...

The Cyclomatic is a model 678 - 825 watts
The Designer is a Service number 855 - at 400 watts.

I can tell a huge difference on power and the craftsmanship of the two. I guess the Designer is for the "drinks" and the Cyclomatic will be the ice crusher! Here is a pict of the ice crusher, just a bit different than Pete's.

Ben

 

[tolivac]

WOW!!!The IBM Selectric-At the Govt-they had loads of those machines-had to fix them on occasion-liked typing on those better than computers-COMPUTER KEYBOARDS SUCK compared to the IBM-It had a great "feel" to the keyboard-was easier to type on.At one of the agencies I worked in-had a cabinetfull of those ribbon cartridges and "elements"
On newer blender motors-they are getting even to be more horsepower and amps.Have one thats rated at 15A(Vita-Mix Max Performance)has a large two wing blade that is like a minature lawnmower blade.Same with a BlendTec "Titan"it has a 20A motor!Both machines sure make great whole fruit smoothies.You can even throw in frozen fruits and ice cubes if you wish.At one food service supplier in my area they have a blender with a very tall SS jar and it had a 3Hp three phase motor.Had a mixing propeller in the jar about 6in across.You dumpted it like a small cement mixer.

 

[cadman]

Nice Selectric!

Looks like the Euro keyboard and multi-language warning labels. Notice the power switch, tab, Caps Lock, etc, are symbols. Verrrry Interesting.

I've got a couple of the Selectrics around, and the ultimate keeper, the one with a built-in magnetic tape that records and "plays back" a hundred pages of text.

Now who's got the computer interface!?

Cory

 

[goatfarmer]

...and to think I've been throwing away old toasters......

 

[petek]

Cory

That must be the IBM Mag card Selectrics follow up, which were the cutting edge modern version of the Friden/Burroughs Flexowriters which were also customizable to use punch cards, paper tapes, and mag tapes (at least in the Friden/Singer lineup) I used those monsters for along time at work. The IBM Mag card came along and you got basically the same functionality in a nice office size typewriter. Course the Selectric III's and then the crt WP killed them off but only for a couple of years before they were killed off by the PC. It all changed so fast it was like the stuff was "wow" one day and gone in the dumpster the next.

There's nothing like a Selectric keyboard in my mind, even IBM's own PC keyboards based on them lack the real Selectric feel. Close but no cigar. The worst keyboards though came from Olivetti on their Lexicon typer, which was their answer to the Selectric, moving carriage with a stationary ball, the keys however are totally flat on top and too sensitive. Your fingers never really new which key they were on and typo's were common, everyone hated them, but they looked nice. The only serious contender to the IBM Selectric was Xerox who brought out a full line of Memorywriter office electronic typers in the mid to late 70's chock a block full of easy to use features as you moved up the line up to the top model with small crt tv. Those are a nice machine to have if you find one.
Though near impossible now to have repaired or find ribbons.

 

[kenmore1978]

computer interface

"Now who's got the computer interface!?"

I assume your'e talking about the dfevice that would sit on top of the keyboard and push the keys, therefore turning the Selectric into a printer?

 

[petek]

Are you as tired as I am?

Laboring daily over those seemingly endless but important chores and wishing there was an escape?
Well this little beauty has come to my rescue and promises to alleviate one of my many burdens .
It's the old Oster Touch-a-Matic can opener and knife sharpener and in it coat of Harvest Gold it will open my cans smoothly, efficiently and most importantly "automatically".
I feel the weight of depression being lifted off me now and I'll have no fear keeping sharp knives in the house ever again.

 

[swestoyz]

The Computer Interface

When I was about 8ish (1989), my mom bought a used selectric from an auction to use during her adventures back to college. I will never forget this beast, as I've never seen anything like it before (or since). It appeared to be a regular selectric typewriter. I vividly remember it not having correction. What made this unit special was the 4 foot tower that went with it!

It was connected with a huge 1/2 cable. the tower was approx 4 foot tall, 1.5 x 3 ft. There was a slot towards the top for a punch card that had a light in it, along with some read and write buttons on the tower. We didn't have any cards to make the tower work, so it was pretty useless to us besides the selectirc itself. We had it for a few years, then tossed it out for the dump. Sorry Cory - I wish I had been just a bit older to know to keep that one.

Ben