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A Royal Upgrade

In addition to my Apple iBook G4 laptop and my newly acquired Treo™ 700P pda, today I inherited my mother's Royal Quiet DeLuxe manual typewriter.

This is the same typewriter used by writer, Bernard Malamud. It was also one of Hemmingway's favorites. It comes with a sturdy carrying case for travel.

Below is my first manually typed blog entry, (with only one typo!) Click on the image for a larger view.


Comments

Anonymous said…
Touching the same keys as your mother? Getting in touch with your feminine side I reckon, couldn´t be more proud of my gay husband :)
12:55 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm jealous you type that well. I only have about a 95% accuracy, and my backspace key is continually saving my butt.
1:38 PM
KJ said…
Ooooo!

You can still buy ribbon?
3:23 PM
Peterson Toscano said…
kj, you can buy ANYTHING on line.
7:21 PM
Diana_CT said…
I use to do my term papers in college on a manual typewriter. I was horrible on a typewriter - “No Speel Checker” ;-)
Give me a computer!
7:39 PM
Peterson Toscano said…
and no copy and paste. I know, but it feels good to exercise for a change.
10:01 PM
Christine Bakke said…
My dad used to have an old manual (heck, he probably has it now if my mom hasn't gotten to it) and I can still remember hearing that super loud "click...clack...click..." coming from the kitchen table.

I remember trying to type on it as a kid and having to start about a foot in the air to get enough force to push down a key. It's a sweet memory. Thanks.

And I'm really glad you have that....
11:08 PM
Peterson Toscano said…
Have listen a here
11:25 PM
Christine Bakke said…
Yeah, that's totally it! Cool. (Although my dad typed about half that fast.)
11:40 PM
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