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C3 · Level 0 · No electricity Dumb as a rock

Olivetti Lettera 32

Olivetti Lettera 32 portable typewriter, 1963, refurbished.

$150–350Buy on Amazon
Estimate. Prices change.

Marcello Nizzoli’s portable from 1963, the one Cormac McCarthy wrote five million words on. It weighs less than a laptop bag, and a typewriter shop can service it with ordinary tools. Want one new? The Royal Classic is still made.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisOlivetti Lettera 32
What it replacesSmart oneMicrosoft Surface Laptop (Copilot+ PC)
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the Microsoft Surface Laptop (Copilot+ PC).

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Olivetti Lettera 32

$150–350
Repairable · Calm
Olivetti Lettera 32$150–350
Buy on Amazon