Curta mechanical calculator - Page 2

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-08-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

Wow, that was built in 1996, it looks much older. What the heck were they doing building them in 1996?

Hmm, that must be a typo on the seller's part. Supposedly the company disappeared in 1973.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-07-2008, 07:30 PM

Just a week ago our library's last public typewriter bit the dust. It was at the branch library, and once every six months we'd send a person over there who had asked to fill out a form using the typewriter. They just tried getting it repaired and apparently, no one makes parts for it anymore. It wasn't even one of the old tanks we've got in the back - a plastic model that was probably purchased when the place opened in 1978. I wonder how long the truly ancient metal ones have left. I need to ask Processing how often they use those things.

This caused me to look at pricing on typewriters, and it seems they're still not super cheap. Too many moving parts, I guess.

flippyshark · 09-07-2008, 08:47 PM

Two decades ago, I worked in the University of New Mexico Library, and I spent more than eighty percent of my time typing various labels on a little daisy-wheel Brother. The link in the above post brought that rushing back to my mind. I moved to Florida in 1989, and brought a bulky, expensive-cartridge bearing Selectric with me. I used to tell people I would give it up for a computer NEVER! Silly me.

I would totally use a mechanical calculator, though.

BarTopDancer · 09-07-2008, 10:59 PM

My parents have an electric typewriter still. I wonder if it still works.

They also have an old school typewriter, with correction tape and everything.

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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Two decades ago, I worked in the University of New Mexico Library, and I spent more than eighty percent of my time typing various labels on a little daisy-wheel Brother. The link in the above post brought that rushing back to my mind. I moved to Florida in 1989, and brought a bulky, expensive-cartridge bearing Selectric with me. I used to tell people I would give it up for a computer NEVER! Silly me. I would totally use a mechanical calculator, though.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	My parents have an electric typewriter still. I wonder if it still works. They also have an old school typewriter, with correction tape and everything. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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