tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555078404013090135.post2327208147848440132..comments2023-10-17T02:00:44.045-07:00Comments on Royal Typewriters: 1959 British OlivettiNick Bodemerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328355143940707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555078404013090135.post-27637192964787975492013-10-25T12:59:46.556-07:002013-10-25T12:59:46.556-07:00First impression: Canadian. But it's not, beca...First impression: Canadian. But it's not, because of no $. So my best guess: a scientific typewriter because it has symbols for micro and degrees. But it has French accents, too, as you note, so perhaps it's a custom hybrid (a truly French layout is AZERTY rather than QWERTY). <br /><br />I guess the two keys at top right, acute/grave accent and umlaut, are non-releasing keys: hit them once and then hit a vowel and you end up with only one character. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555078404013090135.post-41402760843863712742013-10-25T12:54:40.771-07:002013-10-25T12:54:40.771-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com