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- Valiant
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Re: YouTube piece on the Olivetti Lexicon 80
Love it. Want one. Thanks for posting!
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- beak
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Re: YouTube piece on the Olivetti Lexicon 80
It certainly looks good. Never tried one, but would like to.
Anyone care to compare it to the Olympia SG1, which is the only standard (i.e. full-size, office) machine that I really know.
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beak.
- thetypewriterman
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Re: YouTube piece on the Olivetti Lexicon 80
I shouldn't really say this because it sounds like an advert, but I have one for sale at the moment............!
- Uwe
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Re: YouTube piece on the Olivetti Lexicon 80
beak wrote:
Anyone care to compare it to the Olympia SG1, which is the only standard (i.e. full-size, office) machine that I really know.
Personally I don't think there's any comparison - with respect to performance - between the two. Esthetics is another matter, which is after all the most compelling reason to own a Lexikon 80. However, I will give the Olivetti the edge in portability; its 14.3 kg (31.6 lb) frame is less of a back breaker than the Olympia's spine-crunching 17.9 kg* (39.5 lb) weight.
* for the 15 inch carriage model. The 12 inch carriage model is a few pound less.
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