tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post1436743276447089210..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Post(Card)-A-Day 25: Report from the Virtual Type-InAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-58724972950822256532012-02-25T22:14:53.112+01:002012-02-25T22:14:53.112+01:00We're working towards something along those li...We're working towards something along those lines, Cameron. She is being very nice and open about it, so we should come to an agreement fairly soon and I shall write about it here.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-34985376936632043862012-02-25T22:06:05.506+01:002012-02-25T22:06:05.506+01:00Ton, I've never seen another one of these in t...Ton, I've never seen another one of these in the wild, and even this one we chanced upon online and have never seen another since! Rooys are really quite rare outside of France, as you may have noticed from the high prices QWERTY Rooys fetch on eBay. This is the only QWERTZ Rooy I have ever seen, too.<br /><br />In France they are - not quite commonplace but relatively plentiful - on the Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-42754191546926488202012-02-25T17:52:59.454+01:002012-02-25T17:52:59.454+01:00I will be very interested to know how things turn ...I will be very interested to know how things turn out with your dialogue with the designer. Would you accept one of her dresses in trade?Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-32660057284834043362012-02-25T16:50:18.566+01:002012-02-25T16:50:18.566+01:00Bill, this typewriter is a Rooy. You can see the p...Bill, this typewriter is a Rooy. You can see the previous posts I've written on it if you click the Rooy label under the picture/ in the list of categories at right.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-89480665019805424712012-02-25T16:33:35.157+01:002012-02-25T16:33:35.157+01:00I've always been drawn to your flat-model Rooy...I've always been drawn to your flat-model Rooy, such a beauty. Have you had frequent sightings of it in Geneva? It can't be too common.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-35240116533521705872012-02-25T13:35:53.679+01:002012-02-25T13:35:53.679+01:00Ok, I want that skirt! (says the one-time theater ...Ok, I want that skirt! (says the one-time theater major in costuming and design) ;-) Thanks for the Type-In report - glad to hear you are in conversation with the dress designer.J.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716960326168886178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-68294773492110502082012-02-25T12:01:42.170+01:002012-02-25T12:01:42.170+01:00It's good the virtual type-in went well. Seem...It's good the virtual type-in went well. Seems like Google+ is not to dependable. I may get around to playing with it and skype sometime. Problem is with some of that; I refuse to run Windows. Then I could resort to a VM on top of Linux.<br /><br />I like the typewriter. What model? <br /><br />Lettera 32 typewriters seem plentiful in the USA also.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com