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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by wjrii@lemmy.world to c/fountainpens@lemmy.world
 

Look at it! Behold the butyl overmold on the comically oversized cap! See the screen printed lines like a 90s basketball sneaker! Feel the forced ergonomics of the weird section! Examine the submarine portholes of an ink view window!

…It actually writes okay though. Rotring made good nibs.

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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I do wish I could find my old Atari XEGS. The 7800 still works, though the RF Converter is junk. I could mod it, but I'm happy enough with an emulator not to head down that particular rabbit hole.