tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post3109217963403364801..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Ode to an Optima: Saturday Morning Coming Down, a Heart-Starting Coffee and a Portable TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-54919493517803078362012-10-28T07:11:17.330+11:002012-10-28T07:11:17.330+11:00Hard for a typewriter to make ugly brown look good...Hard for a typewriter to make ugly brown look good, but Optima pulls it off. I love my Optima, and it's beautifully-ugly brown boringness.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-42315553985384009962012-10-21T00:01:13.887+11:002012-10-21T00:01:13.887+11:00Very nice typewriters. I have bid on a few out of...Very nice typewriters. I have bid on a few out of curiosity, but never won one.<br />Nice to hear they are fine typers.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-2046555451220245682012-10-20T17:58:08.467+11:002012-10-20T17:58:08.467+11:00Ohhhhh.... Now I want one of those machines myself...Ohhhhh.... Now I want one of those machines myself! Dammit... it's like, typewriter erotica. I found myself looking for one of those on ebay almost instantly. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48648235168119266212012-10-20T16:02:12.768+11:002012-10-20T16:02:12.768+11:00I like our Optima Super, Svetlana Optima, and must...I like our Optima Super, Svetlana Optima, and must get her out for a typecast. She is a little rattly compared to her SM-3 cousins, but still a solid machine with nice curves.<br /><br />Thanks for the comparison photos. I'd love to get hold of an Olympia Plana or the Optima twin. I'm also in serious like with Richard Polt's standard size Optima.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-63945835690899521152012-10-20T15:05:29.517+11:002012-10-20T15:05:29.517+11:00Very nice! I keep getting outbid on Optimas.Very nice! I keep getting outbid on Optimas.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61841716359197468272012-10-20T12:29:35.920+11:002012-10-20T12:29:35.920+11:00So many posts in one day, Robert. I'm loving i...So many posts in one day, Robert. I'm loving it! This is quite weird, though. I have recently purchased my first Optima, and here comes this article! Also, not a half an hour ago, I was doing a bit of research that led me to your post about your Optima 2 (I think it was the 2. The black one...). Strange coincidence!<br /><br />Every time I find an Optima of this style, it is always brown... Never an attractive color like this. I know it will function the same, but I am only going to purchase one, and I want it to be pretty!<br /><br />As always, great post. Glad to hear the Optima is (somewhat) making up for the disappointment of the British Empire!L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.com