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Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
I've gone on an Olympia buying spree since I've started using typewriters two months ago.
What's your desert island Olympia typewriter?
I'll say my SM9 with wide carriage.
- Fleetwing
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
Wow, a hard call. Probably an SG1 -- why? I am making the assumption that since I'm on a desert isle, I'm not going anywhere so there's no need for a portable (!). What's more, its weight means it's not going to be washed away. Also, it's got all the keys I would need, and then some, and I can set the machine to print using the middle of the ribbon as well as the upper and lower portions, so I can be frugal with the ribbon as I type all those letters to be floated away in bottles. 
- colrehogan
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
I only own one Olympia, an SM-9. It's in the repair shop atm.
Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
- Uwe
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
Have to go with the SG1 for a standard, or a SM4 if there's a restriction that it has to be a portable.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
- colrehogan
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
Oh. I forgot I had an SM-3. Duh!
Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
- beak
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
Whichever one would provide the best selection of parts to make a boat with.
Sincerely,
beak.
- CoronaJoe
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
I'll go with the SM9, I'm sure Mary Ann and the professor would agree.
- SoucekFan
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
I'd choose an SM3.
- pdxtypewriter
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Re: Whats your desert island Olympia typewriter?
Hard choice. I love my SG1, but pretty big to haul between the beach huts whilst looking for food.
I think the SM9 is my all around go to, but for easy transport around the Isle, I'd go with the SM3.
