A Smith Corona Classic 12 was my first typer too! Got it via email . . . the lady "packed" it in a thin cardboard giftbox with no other padding. Needless to say it wasn't in great shape!
I like mine. I guess it started me on collecting when I decided to replace it. I do not remember when or where I bought it. I had it at least 10 years before I got the Hermes. Then I could blame my Hermes 3000. The Classic 12 is more functional though. It is very close to an office machine.
I really need to word up on Gimp. It looks very powerful, but every time I go to try it, it ends up being a shambles - as it doesn't seem to 'flow' like photoshop does. It is probably just about getting used to it, but as I have photoshop at the ready most of the time - the learning curve tends to get cut short when I seek out a more efficient way of doing what I need to do.
I used Photoshop years ago. I started using GIMP and thought it was kind of crude until I got started using it. I have used GIMP or Picasa ever since. For the price (free) I will stay with GIMP. I think GIMP will run on Linux or Widows.
A Smith Corona Classic 12 was my first typer too! Got it via email . . . the lady "packed" it in a thin cardboard giftbox with no other padding. Needless to say it wasn't in great shape!
ReplyDeleteI like mine. I guess it started me on collecting when I decided to replace it. I do not remember when or where I bought it. I had it at least 10 years before I got the Hermes. Then I could blame my Hermes 3000. The Classic 12 is more functional though. It is very close to an office machine.
DeleteGIMP! So there's a book huh? Need to find myself a copy one day. Only thing I use it for atm is resizing. Kinda boring don't you think?
ReplyDeleteThe book is available from No Starch Press
DeleteI really need to word up on Gimp. It looks very powerful, but every time I go to try it, it ends up being a shambles - as it doesn't seem to 'flow' like photoshop does. It is probably just about getting used to it, but as I have photoshop at the ready most of the time - the learning curve tends to get cut short when I seek out a more efficient way of doing what I need to do.
ReplyDeleteI used Photoshop years ago. I started using GIMP and thought it was kind of crude until I got started using it. I have used GIMP or Picasa ever since. For the price (free) I will stay with GIMP. I think GIMP will run on Linux or Widows.
DeleteWorks on both. I use it at home (ubuntu/debian) and at the office (windows).
DeleteThanks spiderwebz. I never used GIMP on Windows so I could not comment first-hand on it.
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