"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
06/02/2018 at 21:32 • Filed to: None
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"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
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IBM
Correcting
Selectric III. Accept no substitutes for the original mechanical clicky keyboard.
Still purrs like a kitten.
Fun fact, while these normally operate on electricity, you can in fact run it off a driveshaft powered by anything you want, including a hand crank or foot pedals. They run completely off mechanical actuation.
wafflesnfalafel
> atfsgeoff
06/02/2018 at 21:36 |
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nice - I remember when my jr high “upgraded” to the Selectric IIs...
Die-Trying
> atfsgeoff
06/02/2018 at 21:40 |
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you and your FANCY mechanical keyboard.......
ranwhenparked
> atfsgeoff
06/02/2018 at 21:41 |
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Wow, we had one at my job that I left in 2013, only one of the secretaries was really comfortable/proficient with it. Really useful for preprinted forms and certificates though, given how shifty the copier was.
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> atfsgeoff
06/02/2018 at 22:16 |
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I love selectrics. Watching that golf ball flying around while trying to out-type it (which you really can’t) cracks me up. It’s a damn shame there’s really no reason to have those around anymore.
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atfsgeoff
> MiniGTI - now with XJ6
06/02/2018 at 22:20 |
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Public notaries here in Pennsylvania still use them to type directly onto vehicle titles (intra-state title transfers must be notarized with both buyer/seller present) before being mailed off to Harrisburg for PennDOT officiation.