tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post4097332622784182022..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: A Highly Unusual Keyboard (and Other Scary Tales)Adwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-49128343738987481172013-01-29T18:17:03.415+01:002013-01-29T18:17:03.415+01:00AIERTY - it's Turkish.AIERTY - it's Turkish.shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-75880392867130930032011-11-01T21:54:07.973+01:002011-11-01T21:54:07.973+01:00Hermes Babys ... what's the serial numbers tha...Hermes Babys ... what's the serial numbers thanks!shordzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824301365798484902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44271915441760204542011-11-01T20:06:39.785+01:002011-11-01T20:06:39.785+01:00I agree on the Turkish guess. Notice the keys for ...I agree on the Turkish guess. Notice the keys for i with a dot and without a dot, both used frequently in Turkish.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-36705765548967462552011-11-01T16:56:12.598+01:002011-11-01T16:56:12.598+01:00The keyboard is very special, indeed: Ü and Ö, but...The keyboard is very special, indeed: Ü and Ö, but no Ä. I might ask a polish friend.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-41782158138703237762011-11-01T12:11:24.004+01:002011-11-01T12:11:24.004+01:00@LFP: I dithered for a while before getting the Sp...@LFP: I dithered for a while before getting the Splendid, but the color scheme was what sold me too. I've seen a few of these (I spend waaay too much time on eBay UK), but you are right, they are not common.<br /><br />@Ted: I used to pride myself on being easy to spot in a crowd of the usual Swiss folk (so J doesn't lose track of me in a busy place), but now I see that being distinctive Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-17012248933493543302011-11-01T08:09:38.640+01:002011-11-01T08:09:38.640+01:00Hi to all!
Great blog, nice writing too!
It could ...Hi to all!<br />Great blog, nice writing too!<br />It could be a Turkish keyboard, <br />not a 100% certain though...<br />Keep the spirit up!Kostas K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10577203625854103653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-48010969512226566902011-11-01T04:26:10.369+01:002011-11-01T04:26:10.369+01:00Love that black splendid - I'll trade you eith...Love that black splendid - I'll trade you either the spencerian Royal or the groovy-script Galaxie for it!<br />I see it has a 1 key - is it script also?notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-6710295228592179862011-11-01T03:58:38.596+01:002011-11-01T03:58:38.596+01:00Wow, that is a bizarre keyboard arrangement. It&#...Wow, that is a bizarre keyboard arrangement. It's like running across a car crash - impossible to not look at it.<br /><br />I still can't get over how many typewriters you encounter in the wild!<br /><br />The black Hermes is pretty in a very functional way. The tiny plastic keys remind me of the 1936 Olympia Simplex I worked on before leaving town. Turns out there is no carriage lockDwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-3625667818803906952011-11-01T00:39:16.274+01:002011-11-01T00:39:16.274+01:00You've got excellent karma, what a fine select...You've got excellent karma, what a fine selection of finds to photograph! I would have been sorely tempted by all of them (except maybe the Silver Reed).<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if my recognition by Deseret staff led to their upping the prices of typewriters and stashing them in a locked case. I know they had taken to identifying me as "that guy that looks like one of the Doobie Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-836723751680366402011-11-01T00:38:01.519+01:002011-11-01T00:38:01.519+01:00Ooh, that Splendid looks...well, splendid, of cour...Ooh, that Splendid looks...well, splendid, of course. I don't think I've seen one with that color scheme before.<br /><br />And now I'm curious about that AIERTY keyboard! Hopefully someone is able to unravel the mystery for you.Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.com