1986 Olivetti ET Compact 60 #S0116504
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Pekka Sallinen (peksalli)
Created: 02-24-2024 at 07:24AM
Last Edit: 02-24-2024 at 07:26AM
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Description:
Electronic Olivetti with a custom extension port in the bottom (lid missing). This unit came with BALTEA 158 (FIN/SWE) type wheel and uses Praxicart 2 ribbon. Needed a bit alcohol on the slide before started working - somewhat. Carriage Return -key does not work currently, so I can only get it to print by pressing shift+twoarrows -key (what is that called I have no idea, two arrows pointing to opposite directions) and doing line feed manually from the knobs.
I got a manual (in Finnish) for ET Compact 70 (sic!) with the unit, so I guess they are close relatives or something?
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Hunter: Pekka Sallinen (peksalli)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 580
Finnish nerd mainly into typewriters and word processing machines of the 70-80-90's.
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