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Acquired 1977 Olympia Report de Luxe Electric Portable Typewriter (SKE Model) (Olympia-Werke AG)
Along with Ron Rosenbaum, Steven Levy, Patricia Highsmith, and the fictional Frank Navasky of You’ve Got Mail fame, I have joined the Quiet Cult of the Olympia Report de Luxe Electric Typewriter.Serial Number: 46-0171787
Olympia Pica No. 12 typeface, 10 pitch, 2.6m/m, 6 lines/inch, keyset tabulator, half-space spacing, vertical spacing, portable, bichrome, segment shift, American keyboard, 44 keys, 88 characters, white and gray plastic body with grey hood and gray plastic keys with white characters
Manufactured in Wilhelmshaven, GermanyI acquired this at thrift for $21.95 on 2026-05-10 for Mother’s Day in immaculate condition! It’s as if someone used it to type up a few essays then put it in the case for 49 years. Other than some minor wear, this may be the singularly cleanest typewriter I’ve ever purchased. As my first typebar electric Olympia, I was so looking forward to taking it apart and giving it a full clean, oil, and adjust, but beyond wiping off some exterior dust, this machine really needs no work. I’m both disappointed and elated at the same time.
“Now listen to this.
The gentle and soothing lullaby of a piece of machinery so perfect –”
—Frank Navasky, YOU’VE GOT MAIL (Warner Bros., 1998) -
AOL in 1995.
From the book “America Online’s Internet for Windows: Easy Graphical Access - The AOL Way” by Tom Lichty.#AOL #AmericaOnline #90sInternet #RetroTech #90sNostalgia #ThrowbackTech #YouveGotMail #RetroComputing
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #WhenHarryMetSally #YouveGotMail #Romance 10 Rom-Coms That Are As Good As ‘When Harry Met Sally’ http://dlvr.it/TRBlxN
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I did not know AOL still offered dial-up service!
"AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day"
It's the end of an era...that I thought ended a long time ago.
#AOL #technews #AmericaOnline #dialup #modem #modems #ISP #internet #youvegotmail #news #computinghistory #nostalgia #PR
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I did not know AOL still offered dial-up service!
"AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day"
It's the end of an era...that I thought ended a long time ago.
#AOL #technews #AmericaOnline #dialup #modem #modems #ISP #internet #youvegotmail #news #computinghistory #nostalgia #PR
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I did not know AOL still offered dial-up service!
"AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day"
It's the end of an era...that I thought ended a long time ago.
#AOL #technews #AmericaOnline #dialup #modem #modems #ISP #internet #youvegotmail #news #computinghistory #nostalgia #PR
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I did not know AOL still offered dial-up service!
"AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day"
It's the end of an era...that I thought ended a long time ago.
#AOL #technews #AmericaOnline #dialup #modem #modems #ISP #internet #youvegotmail #news #computinghistory #nostalgia #PR
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I did not know AOL still offered dial-up service!
"AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day"
It's the end of an era...that I thought ended a long time ago.
#AOL #technews #AmericaOnline #dialup #modem #modems #ISP #internet #youvegotmail #news #computinghistory #nostalgia #PR
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Shortly after the shuttering of #eWorld, Apple released HideEworld, a software extension for #NewtonOS which disabled the stationery and email transport used to access eWorld and the NewtonMail online services.
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
#YouveGotMail
https://lingo.lol/@abdalian/114715906489661716 -
AOL in 1995.
From the book “America Online’s Internet for Windows: Easy Graphical Access - The AOL Way” by Tom Lichty.#AOL #AmericaOnline #90sInternet #RetroTech #90sNostalgia #ThrowbackTech #YouveGotMail #RetroComputing