tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post3732193051744941365..comments2024-03-18T09:46:09.727-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Ode Upon a Grecian TypewriterWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-47408734422566830322011-03-17T14:29:13.253-04:002011-03-17T14:29:13.253-04:00LOL! Too true!LOL! Too true!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-43001128148940248402011-03-17T13:48:05.493-04:002011-03-17T13:48:05.493-04:00Marilyn's comment reminded me that sometimes w...Marilyn's comment reminded me that sometimes when the writing is going really crappy, I do say, "Well, it could be worse. I could have just manually typed 40 or 50 crappy pages..." :)Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-16773758744965435792011-03-17T12:17:25.545-04:002011-03-17T12:17:25.545-04:00Loved this post. I learned to type on a manual typ...Loved this post. I learned to type on a manual typewriter in the office where my grandmother worked as a secretary in Meridian, Mississippi, in the 1950s! In highschool I took a typing class on an electric typewriter. I bought one and took it to Ole Miss with me in 1969, where I made money typing (and editing) papers. Didn't get my first computer until the late 1980s, and yes, I missed the physicality of having that written page come out of the typewriter. But I didn't miss White Out and changing ribbons. What a fun walk down memory lane!Susan Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513534110522851590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-24718151671985419282011-03-17T11:55:23.979-04:002011-03-17T11:55:23.979-04:00Thanks Marilyn! Remember changing the ribbons? I ...Thanks Marilyn! Remember changing the ribbons? I don't think ink cartridge printers are that much better!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-87187307266764566172011-03-17T11:44:35.966-04:002011-03-17T11:44:35.966-04:00Very fun post, Leslie!
I have an old electric type...Very fun post, Leslie!<br />I have an old electric typewriter, too, that I loved, loved, loved when I was in college. Like you and Susan, I really like the sound of the clicking keys...but I'm so relieved I don't have to write a 400-pg. book on one ;).<br />p.s. I checked out your website and your mysteries sound hilarious -- looking forward to reading!!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-83097013508919877252011-03-17T11:31:18.740-04:002011-03-17T11:31:18.740-04:00Laura- a typewriter with a backstory! I love it!
...Laura- a typewriter with a backstory! I love it!<br />Susan - I'm gonna look them up! Thanks!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-15794649003182484122011-03-17T11:26:37.823-04:002011-03-17T11:26:37.823-04:00Leslie, at the local MicroCenter. I think this is...Leslie, at the local MicroCenter. I think this is it online:<br /><br />http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0318832<br /><br />I love it! It's so reassuringly noisy. ;-)<br /><br />Laura, that is SO cool. You can never give that away, you know. It's an heirloom. :-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-71881512994442123192011-03-17T11:09:10.941-04:002011-03-17T11:09:10.941-04:00I have a wonderful manual typewriter that's no...I have a wonderful manual typewriter that's now decor. It belonged to my grandfather who was a NYC detective. He used it to write his arrest reports in the 1930's & '40's. My electric typewriter is in a knee wall somewhere. In college, it saw me through many a creative writing paper--Back then, I wish I'd had stock in white out. <br /><br />Fun post, Leslie!Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-81248194948284656762011-03-17T10:10:49.011-04:002011-03-17T10:10:49.011-04:00Susan - where did he get it???
Karin - I had a wor...Susan - where did he get it???<br />Karin - I had a word processor too. It was a daisy wheel typewriter hooked up to a monitor.Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-63693081959258353152011-03-17T10:06:17.572-04:002011-03-17T10:06:17.572-04:00Leslie, love your post! I had an IBM Selectric, t...Leslie, love your post! I had an IBM Selectric, too, and an IBM Wheelwriter at college. I think I wrote two or three manuscripts on those babies. My hubby bought me a mechanical keyboard for my PC so I can hear the wonderful clackety-clack of keys as I write. It's awesome! It's like having a typewriter keyboard with a computer brain. ;-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-80131385657973592011-03-17T09:31:19.889-04:002011-03-17T09:31:19.889-04:00Fun piece, Leslie. I never wrote on a typewriter. ...Fun piece, Leslie. I never wrote on a typewriter. I was so intimidated by them. I used to pay someone to type my papers in school. I first started writing on a word processor. You could only see a few lines of text at a time and it was heavy as all get out.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-2371945425414946192011-03-17T09:19:06.097-04:002011-03-17T09:19:06.097-04:00I love old typewriters! I collect them, too, I jus...I love old typewriters! I collect them, too, I just can't quit. <br /><br />In addition to having <i>typed</i> stories, they each tell their own personal one, and I dig that.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.com