tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post2382655613235095192..comments2024-03-27T11:12:16.999-07:00Comments on Backspace does not erase: A machine's potential (and Remington Portable linefeed improvement)RobertGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-8464876804003678562015-06-20T12:21:00.172-07:002015-06-20T12:21:00.172-07:00:-D:-DRobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-26854539990375260092015-06-15T07:16:09.788-07:002015-06-15T07:16:09.788-07:00A very good excuse to double, triple or quadruple ...A very good excuse to double, triple or quadruple your collection! :)Piotr Trumpielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849313715621355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-12367367239432632642015-06-13T12:07:25.570-07:002015-06-13T12:07:25.570-07:00I've always thought that no two older machines...I've always thought that no two older machines will work alike, and I personally cherish these little peculiarities, because they tell me not only of the weaknesses of the design, but of the other persons who used the machine before me. I think that, if there's a degree of immortality we as humans can aspire to, is the permanency of our works. The things we used and made will be the witnesses of our existence long after we're left this world, and they will be a way in which we can get in touch with newer generations. <br /><br />... Alas, that is less and less the case with the increasingly digital world we live in. Now our chances of immortality depend on something as intangible and vulnerable as the Internet. Sure,our blogs will remain, but it's not like they will be tangible (or even accesible) to people living 10 or 20 years from now, let alone in a hundred years. In that sense, we're doomed to have a lot less "immortality" than our foreberars, the people who used (and abused) the typewriters in our collections. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-72889168738364491732015-06-13T11:02:31.063-07:002015-06-13T11:02:31.063-07:00Having a second comparison typewriter while doing ...Having a second comparison typewriter while doing repairs is so appealing to me. I am thinking about getting a second Oliver or second Corona Sterling in broken condition as I currently have a functional Oliver and functional Sterling I could use for reference while I make repairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-60589417687181569242015-06-12T16:35:12.885-07:002015-06-12T16:35:12.885-07:00Very good point. Yes, it's often so useful to ...Very good point. Yes, it's often so useful to compare two "identical" machines, which are never really identical.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com