Restoration Project: 1930-31 Royal Typewriter - Model 10

April 10, 2024

I found this typewriter at a yard sale in San Jose in 1994.  I believe the price tag was $40 and George was going to work on a guy's mountain bike to pay for it.  I've had it since, and haven't done anything with it, and something inspired me to start a restoration on it.  Why not?

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Stereo stack of yesteryear

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Disabling the Caps Lock Key: An update

In early January, I wrote about my annoyance of the existence of the Caps Lock key on our modern keyboards.  When are they used?  How often do you find yourself yelling after accidently hitting it?  I said I would do a follow up, and here it is.  Two words:  Power toys.

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