From: salsbury@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Caterpillar Cannot Understand The Butterfly)
Newsgroups: sunyab.forsale,misc.forsale,ny.forsale,ont.forsale
Subject: Electric Typewriter For Sale!
Keywords: IBM Desktop Office Typewriter
Date: 18 Nov 92 19:50:38 GMT
Organization: Evolutionary Acceleration, Inc.
Where: Buffalo, NY - USA ...Earth (*GRIN*)
School: SUNY Buffalo
Project: Ushering in the next stage of human evolution, and fixing the world.


				   FOR SALE!

		    IBM Actionwriter 1 Electric Typewriter

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The short form:

	Typewriter for sale. It's one of those office-type desk typewriters,
not a tiny fold up one... This is IBM. This is heavy duty. :)

	Price: Asking $400/Or Best Offer. (See below for pricing info...) 

Comes with a power cord, 46 page instruction manual, and oodles o' features!
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The long form:

Features Include:
	-Automatic paper loading
	-Page-End Indicator (so you know when you're gonna run out of room)
	-Paper Up/Paper Down (and Micro P U/P D) buttons
	-Code Key for extended commands
	-Pitch Selection
	-Impression Control
	-Line Spacing adjustments for 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 line spacing
	-Margin Control
	-Tab Control
	-Automatic Carrier Return (ACR) (so you don't have to hit Return
	 all the time) 
	-Correction Capabilities/Memory
	-Relocate function
	-Backspace/Half-Backspace functions
	-Decimal Tab (to keep columns of numbers tidy)
	-Automatic Text Centering
		-between margins
		-between ACR margin zones
		-on tab stops
		-around any desired position on the typing line
	-Flush Right function
	-Automatic Underline
	-Paragraph Indent
	-Repeat Key

The details:
	-This typewriter has 1 year of use on it, and has been sitting,
	 unused, for several years. 
	-It is in perfect working condition.
	-It needs a new ribbon, and a new corrector-tape (see prices below)
	-Has a flip-out handle for lugging around, but the operative word
	 here is LUG. It's HEAVY, and was meant to sit on a desk. This is
	 not a skimpy little machine; it's a heavy-duty, modern piece of
	 office equipment.

Pricing info:
	-Ribbons cost $7.30 each, according to the typewriter store I
	 called recently. This is up from approximately $6 in 1987-88, so
	 it's not climbing fast. Ribbons last a good long time.
	-The corrector-tape costs $4, according to the same store, and lasts
	 proportional to your typing ability. (Still a long time, even if
	 you mess up a lot.)
	-I asked how much the typewriter would cost nowadays, so that I
	 could offer a fair price, but not too high or too low. They said
	 that this model is no longer current, but that the nearest
	 equivalent model is going for $650. (I was quite surprised! Mine
	 was a gift, so I didn't know how much it was worth...)
	-In any event, I was thinking of asking about $400 for the
	 typewriter, since it was used, and the woman said that was a fair
	 price. 

Why am I selling it? 
	Because I am moving to San Francisco at the end of the semester,
	and don't want to carry the extra luggage. Also, I do my writing on
	the computer, so the typewriter just kinda sits, and to be
	perfectly honest, I could use the money! (*GRIN*)

	I understand that it's a bit daft advertising a typewriter on the
	Net, but if you know of anyone else who might be interested, or
	some business somewhere...please pass on this info.
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	If you're interested, either email me at salsbury@acsu.buffalo.edu
	or give a call at (716)833-3960

	If you're interested, but from out of town, we can negotiate
shipping. (I may cover it, and absorb that from the sale price. I'm open to
other suggestions, too.)

Thanks!

Pat
______________________________Think For Yourself_______________________________
   Patrick G. Salsbury - salsbury@acsu.buffalo.edu - Buffalo, New York - USA
      (On Dec. 10th, I will be moving to the address salsbury@netcom.com
  Please make a note of it and update any mail aliases accordingly...Thanks!)
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______________________________Think For Yourself_______________________________
   Patrick G. Salsbury - salsbury@acsu.buffalo.edu - Buffalo, New York - USA
      (On Dec. 10th, I will be moving to the address salsbury@netcom.com
  Please make a note of it and update any mail aliases accordingly...Thanks!)