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From: osmigo1@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ron Morgan)
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Subject: Re: Memory typewriter for home use  -  advice sought
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Date: Wed, 14-May-86 00:50:45 EDT
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In article <2600@sdcc6.UUCP> ir524@sdcc6.UUCP (ir524) writes:
>My mothers 1925 Underwood finally gave up the ghost.  I am trying to
>help her buy a new machine and thought that one of the portable memory
>typewiters would be just the thing.  They seem to give some of the
>benenfits of word processing without requiring a large investment of
>time or money.  I would appreciate any comments on whether this would
>seem a good idea and any experiences on the effectiveness of specific
>models.
>

I would strongly reccommend and Adler or Royal (same thing). They are heavies
in the office typewriter market, and their machines are rugged. For the money,
they tend to have more features and a larger "correction memory" than other
brands such as Remington, Xerox, IBM, S-C, etc. They are also upgradable for
larger memory or for computer interfaces (using them for letter-quality
printers). On the basis of what I've heard, I would avoid Smith-Coronas. I've
met, oh, a dozen or so people who have purchased S-C electronic typewriters,
and only ONE has not had some kind of trouble. 

Of course, since I got my Mac, the Adler has been collecting quite a bit
of dust (-:

Ron Morgan

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