tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post4944851787239566532..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Olympia Traveller De Luxe + Hermes Baby = Olivetti Tropical and RomaRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-14460192924903344172023-05-08T22:01:17.230+10:002023-05-08T22:01:17.230+10:00In the 80s, Hermes-Precisa in Brazil made an Olymp...In the 80s, Hermes-Precisa in Brazil made an Olympia Traveller de Luxe for Olympia International using the Hermes Baby mechanism with an adapted mask of the Traveller. When Olivetti bought Hermes, it turned that into the Tropical.Saul Netohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546225291863371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-78697013572021954492013-12-18T20:36:55.684+11:002013-12-18T20:36:55.684+11:00This is interesting - I've just bought my wife...This is interesting - I've just bought my wife a second-hand Roma. I'm trying to find some sort of user guide or instructions...any ideas?! Thanks.Gray's Monotonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886124575232785594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48758271574633790592013-11-16T12:20:10.454+11:002013-11-16T12:20:10.454+11:00The Olivettis in Olympia costume look very nicely,...The Olivettis in Olympia costume look very nicely, I must say.<br /><br />I just discovered something you might find amusing: the Olivetti New Age, in all its funky color combinations, had a keyboard with colored inserts under the white caps. That way, if you look closely, you'll see that the letters and symbols are coded with the colors normally used in those old-fashioned templates used to teach kids to type: "the little finger works with the keys painted blue; the ring finger works with the blue keys; the middle finger works with the red keys..."<br /><br />Guess that says a lot about the intended users of these machines. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-91057813113510371952013-11-16T01:36:02.742+11:002013-11-16T01:36:02.742+11:00Those Chinese Olivettis are OK typers, but definit...Those Chinese Olivettis are OK typers, but definitely not memorable. I owned a couple I bought new, but I gave them away. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-40772930763124059892013-11-15T21:14:27.442+11:002013-11-15T21:14:27.442+11:00I never knew Olivetti had typewriters made in Chin...I never knew Olivetti had typewriters made in China. Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-75465425017047600752013-11-15T14:13:44.304+11:002013-11-15T14:13:44.304+11:00The nice thing about Wikipedia is that you can fix...The nice thing about Wikipedia is that you can fix it and I can't think of anyone better qualified. Of course, finding the time is another matter, but you do like to write...<br /><br />== M. HöhneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com