Of course there is a Youtube genre where people review typewriters www.youtube.com/watch
@alexsavin I've stopped thinking about buying more typewriters... except for the Selectric, which I want badly.
@jack Selectric is very cool but apparently rare in working condition today and super difficult to maintain
@alexsavin I just found a Selectric II for $20, but it was “in need of repairs”. I really don’t have the time for that, neither do I have the space. @jack
@alexsavin @odd Difficulty of repair long-term is one reason I've resisted. Also, they're gigantic.
@alexsavin I'm surprised that they're hard to get: in the 1980s I worked in a large corporation where every typewriter, as far as I could tell, was a Selectric. I guess they don't age well. This being IBM, there was of course a corporate maintenance contract.
@JMaxB yup seems like they were awesome typewriters, but when it broke you had to get a certified maintainer. Considering there is no PCB I’d imagine this is something you could reverse engineer today, but the effort must be monumental.
@jack I had a mint condition Selectric II that I finally let go of years ago. I kind of regret selling it. But it was SO huge and heavy. It vibrated like a tank when turned on. Every keystroke went BANG! 💥