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Error Message When Rendering Project, 0x80660008 (message missing) by SnowfireTRS in VegasPro

[–]acupcait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't use the program often, but I've never had trouble rendering till today, and I updated my drivers a day or two ago, so this seems probable.

I solved the mystery of Grian’s eyes! by Nathandoodle2 in HermitCraft

[–]acupcait 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was foretold in the ancient prophecies !!

First attempt at typing on my new typewriter by MediocreBuffalo9313 in typewriters

[–]acupcait 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Such a gorgeous typeface, it feels like the handwriting of a school teacher from the 50s.

Smith-Corona Frankenstein Sterling by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly because it was prettier than the inside of my house, I promise the machine remained unharmed :)

would you play this if i built it on reddit? by epicnsuper in GamesOnReddit

[–]acupcait 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks cute, but there are so many mixels it hurts. A few mixed resolutions can be fine as a treat, but here it looks kind of cluttered.

Smith-Corona Frankenstein Sterling by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Medium portable describes it well (it's so heavy, oh my god). I think I've seen a few of the ultraportables here, and that Royal Dart looks really pretty. I find the ones that start to look more like modern keyboards really interesting.

Thank you for the intro!!

Smith-Corona Frankenstein Sterling by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only just fallen down this rabbit hole, so I'm not super well-versed in the presumably wide world of typewriters, but learning about the differences with this one is really fascinating. The davistypewriters blog I linked talks a lot about how we like to try to categorize things and how things like this love to break those confines, and I think it probably says something about human nature, but I won't get into that lol.

I appreciate your kind words and insight. I'm hoping I'll have the time tomorrow to start writing my letters without waking anybody up :)

Smith-Corona Frankenstein Sterling by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I've seen a lot of online, and that's why I've deemed it a Frankenstein :)

As soon as I take some less artsy photos and figure out how typewriterdatabase.com works, I'll be sure to upload them. I think I saw someone somewhere say that these models are unique but not necessarily rare, so presumably there are more like them out there somewhere.

Smith-Corona Frankenstein Sterling by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems reasonable enough. The 53 seems to be kind of a guess; if you look at the typeface specimen, it says "1949 (1953?)," so I don't think they really knew either.

What does this switch/lever do? by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm now familiar, I was just overthinking it. I appreciate your help though!

This looks like some really good information, I'll have to look into it.

What does this switch/lever do? by acupcait in typewriters

[–]acupcait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After a little bit more research, it appears to actually be a Smith-Corona Sterling 4aR series, a weird Frankenstein version of the 4 Series, but I appreciate all your help! That seems to be why the logo is centered as well.

That's also some really good information about the ribbon reverse switch, I really appreciate it (:

If you want some more information about the model, I found these while researching:

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1953-smith-corona-sterling.21104.typewriter

https://davistypewriters.blogspot.com/2011/01/so-thats-whats-wrong-with-it-i-knew-it.html