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Another Freebie
I had this given to me today. It works perfectly, its very clean, and came with an extra ribbon cartidge. Kind of an ugly duckling, but it is growing on me. It's a nice typer. 
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Re: Another Freebie
Design (and colour) is something that should be evaluated in the context of its era. How well the design ages is another matter. Personally, I think it's a good looking machine, in particular the execution of the weight and touch controls. I'd never call it ugly, but then again I really like the boxy, third generation Hermes 3000/Media models.
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Re: Another Freebie
Hi RD
These side load cartridge machines can let you be a little creative with your letters, especially if you have a selection of the coloured film ribbon cartridges. When I'm typing to some of my cousin's children, I'll switch to a different colour for each paragraph. Start with black, then switch to blue, green, brown and red before going back to black. All the best,
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I am not sure what the situation is in the States, but here in England those SCM cartridges are very difficult to get. I did hear that SCM stopped making them and that no third-party supplier ever tooled up to make copies.
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Re: Another Freebie
I wound up with two Coronamatic 2500's and they work fine. The ribbons are still available on Amazon here in the states, but according to the pictures, they may well be a NOS supply. Don't know if they are still being made, but people are buying them.
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Re: Another Freebie
I like it more than I thought I would. It types very nicely, and presents crisply to paper. I have a few cartridges, and they are are functional. For some reason, it makes me want to dig out my Commodore 64.
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