Friday, December 14, 2018

What kids love

A couple of years ago, I set up an Olympia SG3 in Xavier's faculty lounge.


People started using it for random bits of poetry, comments, and such. But recently, it's seen little use.

I suggested to a librarian that it might go well in the little makerspace that is located on the ground floor of our library. I checked in recently and saw that, in fact, some people had typed long sheets of stories and nonsense on the machine. And my librarian friend sent me a photo that reinforces a widely recognized truth:

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  1. It's great to see the children enjoying the SG3.

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  2. I love that particular typewriter. Got to love those kids too.

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  3. Dat's de troof! Gotta say anytime you bring a typewriter around where there's youngsters, they get drawn in like moths to a porchlight. it's a winning combination (:

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  4. I think I'm still a sort of child as that's my very favorite typweriter. Even I have one like that. xD

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  6. Sorry - couple of typos. Here is the post:: I had same thing with kids enjoying themselves when I took my machines on an outing to a local Xmas Fayre in London.... probably first time they'd ever used one. It takes them a while to get used to pushing the letters onto the page instead of just touching. Am I allowed to post a facebook link? Here goes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1070052266350725/

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  7. Hace 35 años, una SG3 me ató a la Máquina de Escribir. Magnífico!

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