As we saw earlier in this series, the margin-release key allows you to override the margin stops on a line, handy if you just need one or two extra characters to finish a word. However, there is no standard way to represent this function, Olympia used four dots on the Olympia SF Deluxe which isn't very descriptive but i suppose once you know what it means...
Now that we have had the Olympia SF Deluxe for a few weeks what is it like as a typewriter. In fact it is a very good typewriter, though as my other Olympias have genuinely all been decent machines this is not really a surprise. It types pretty well though could do with a new ribbon. It isn't that loud (a shame) but typing doesn't cause any head jams so i have to say this machine is a hit.
Our other new typewriter is this early 1960s Olympia SF Deluxe. The typewriter looks to work fine (and has the fine looks of a typical Olympia) though a more thorough evaluation will be carried out in the coming weeks.
