Comments | ziggurat9: Old Skool

ziggurat9

Old Skool

May 03, 2011 18:30

Just got back from thrifting at Goodwill and buying some NES, SNES & N64 games at Gamerz Planet, since the PS3 is in limbo. I had just finished SoulBlazer on SNES, and got a hankering for more old school stuff. Next up: Dragon Warrior ( Read more... )

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legman666 June 1 2011, 22:44:03 UTC

"also a black IBM Selectric for $4.99 "

izzat a typewriter?

"NES, SNES & N64 "

nice!

ziggurat9 June 1 2011, 23:42:59 UTC

Yes, the Selectric was a bulky (20 lbs?) oval beast that came in black, industrial green, plastic tan or scrubs blue. Even though it was electric, it still required massive pinkie strength to depress and hold the shift key (although there was a Shift-Lock key). It used a ribbon, but instead of individual keys, it had a snap on ball that would rotate to the appropriate letter. It made writing a very visceral activity!

legman666 June 2 2011, 02:38:04 UTC

I used to have a REALLY old typewriter, the big black skeletal type you don't see anymore.

we are spoiled a bit by keyboards, you really had to POUND on some of those typewriter keys to make em work.

I had a typing class in school, WITH A ROOM FULL OF TYPEWRITERS, which shows how old I am...