13 Feb
2010
13 Feb
'10
11:46 p.m.
On 13 Feb 2010 at 15:27, Fred Cisin wrote:
Escon? in Walnut Creek made a kit for butchering
Selectrics. It fit
on the bottom and pulled keys down as needed.
I remember when the thing made its appearance that some IBM repair
guys said that using it would likely destroy the typewriter.
Apparently, the I/O Selectrics were built a bit huskier than the
usual office models. I don't know how true that was.
I never could stand daisywheel typewriters. The lack of "push a key
and get a "kerchunk" immediacy really throws my typing rhythm off.
--Chuck