An uncanny coincidence that I picked up a 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter today (with a Congress Elite No. 84 typeface, 11 pitch, 2.3 m/m and a custom math keyboard) and this awesome t-shirt shows up on my doorstep 20 minutes later???

Sitting on a desk are a green Olympia SM3 typewriter in its case next to a gray t-shirt with a black and white image of the same typewriter surrounded with the text: "My Last One. Maybe"

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Chris Aldrich

I'm a biomedical and electrical engineer with interests in information theory, complexity, evolution, genetics, signal processing, IndieWeb, theoretical mathematics, and big history. I'm also a talent manager-producer-publisher in the entertainment industry with expertise in representation, distribution, finance, production, content delivery, and new media.

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  5. Me this week lol.

    Got an elite-font SCM Classic 12 that I absolutely adore. My only other Classic/Galaxie has some unfortunate quirks. So I wanted one with no drawbacks, and it has been amazing. Thought I would dislike the elite font, but I actually might prefer it.

    My last one, I swear.

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  7. Thanks for sharing this. I have exactly the same type writer which was used by my father when he was in high school. I only knew the brand but never able to learnt the model till today

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  9. @chrisaldrich That is exactly the model our family owns since my youth (except the QWERTY keyboard). Ours has a thick felt cloth to protect it in its case during travel, and which we put beneath to dim the noise. I particularly remember typing my diploma thesis at a speed of about one page per 45 minutes, because of the inserted symbols (math, in 1979).

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