1980 QYX 2 #02-0444544
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 08-14-2023 at 06:08PM
Last Edit: 08-14-2023 at 06:09PM
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Description:
I had no idea that Exxon made the Qyx "intelligent typewriter," until stumbling across this absolutely pristine version in the Bob Aubert collection, Delran, NJ in August, 2023. A fascinating daisy-wheel machine with limited memory and early word-processor design. The original advertisement dates from 1980: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=--uwuseejvU&fbclid=IwAR3uqC3CsEE09Lag3HkZPif0dt_MGT0pgIehw7h-O9juCyeDi_5UKFrkirg
This one powers on and tests okay, but doesn't seem to function far beyond that.
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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