The concept of a battery-powered laptop typewriter isn't as odd as it might seem now. In 1987, it was a much lighter and cheaper alternative to a laptop computer for writing, journalism, and business. And it actually does a better job of erasing mistakes than a full-size typewriter. 2009 video about a similar model with a small LCD for editing the text before it prints out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwGJTNsws5A #brother #laptop #typewriter