tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post8019652073403209552..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: 'A Revolution in Typewriter Type'?: Oliver v Yōst, Printype v Imperial - The 1910 Battle of the Typewriter FontsRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-74159880558182652162013-12-09T12:26:48.749+11:002013-12-09T12:26:48.749+11:00Richard, thank you so much for that link to the ty...Richard, thank you so much for that link to the type book.<br />Scott!!! Oh my, the image of you typing pantless!!!??? Please, this is a family friendly website! (Luckily, not on an Palestinian banking Erika 5 at CMAG. Now that would have been a photo!)Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-49000045016651626972013-12-09T11:26:27.901+11:002013-12-09T11:26:27.901+11:00Yost turkish machine! Ohhhh. I want one.
Can I j...Yost turkish machine! Ohhhh. I want one. <br /><br />Can I just add, 'Officer Printype' has absolutely no credibility. I mean, how can you take someone who isn't wearing pants seriously? <br /><br />Get some pants, man! <br /><br />Mind you, I often type pantsless, so I can hardly talk. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-50759368022882154572013-12-09T05:12:18.305+11:002013-12-09T05:12:18.305+11:00Very interesting. I have to agree with Yost, the c...Very interesting. I have to agree with Yost, the claim that Printype was a brand-new innovation was false, and the claim that it looked just like print was also false, since Olivers were monospaced and used a ribbon.<br /><br />I have never had the chance to try a Yost no. 20 in great condition with a functioning ink pad, but I imagine it would be one of the very best typing experiences: basket shift, fully visible, great alignment, direct inking. And I would choose the Imperial type!<br /><br />By chance, Alan Brignull recently <a href="http://archive.org/stream/bookoftypespecim00barnrich#page/n537/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">pointed me to a very interesting Book of Type Specimens from 1907</a> (quite early) that features the "Oliver Printype" TYPE. In other words, here we have an example of traditional type imitating a typewriter that imitated traditional type. <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2013/09/tributes-and-trickery.html" rel="nofollow">Where does tribute end and trickery begin?</a>Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com