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Friends,
<p>Do all of you have a typewriter? Do we all need one? I've
had one all my adult life, and I use it a lot in my business, but I am
sort of old-fashioned and not very "with it." My wife says I should
change.
<p>My beloved 20-year-old Smith Corona portable finally reached the point
of no return about a year ago. I replaced it with a cheap portable,
which turned out to be so rotten I'd be embarrassed to <i>give</i> it away.
I am now using a quality machine that I got cheap, but it's eight years
old and every now and then the electronics in it go into conniptions and
drive me totally bats. (You suspected as much -- I know, I know!
<G>) Of course it behaves admirably when I take it to the repair
shop!
<p>So I'm thinking of buying a new one, which will probably run $500 and
which brings me back to my original question. Does even my little
office need a typewriter to be adequately appointed? I say yes; have
you found the answer to be no?
<p>Regards,
<br>Clyde Hollinger</html>