HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Mart,
Can't believe those old machines are selling for so much......one could
almost buy a computer and printer for what those cost!
Heirloom, old and never liked the bouncing balls

"Mart" wrote in message
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Shane wrote:-
They were little electric racing cars!

No Shane, they were Scalextrics - and were far too small for most people
to run around an office.
http://www.scalextric.com/pages/home.aspx

On the other hand, Selctrics were made for much larger people, but had a
poor m.p.g. and tended to over-steer.
http://www.ibmtypewriters.com/reconselectric.htm

Mart



"Shane" wrote in message
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"Heather" wrote in message
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You forget.....I haven't worked in the legal field since the early
80's.....we used Selectrics then.....ask your wife, she will know what I
am talking about, lol.

They were little electric racing cars!


Shane

"Mart" wrote in message
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Shane wrote:-
They were little electric racing cars!

No Shane, they were Scalextrics - and were far too small for most people
to run around an office.
http://www.scalextric.com/pages/home.aspx



iirc those are what introduced me to the concept of dyslexia.

On the other hand, Selctrics were made for much larger people, but had a
poor m.p.g. and tended to over-steer.
http://www.ibmtypewriters.com/reconselectric.htm


I notice the numbers and go-faster stripes have been removed.


Shane

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