Comments on: The Typewriter (In The 21st Century) documentary http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: claudette mccubbin http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1251159 claudette mccubbin Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1251159 Now what is the weird thing about people using typewriters?  Geez.... Now what is the weird thing about people using typewriters?  Geez….

]]> By: AwkwardEngineer http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1249304 AwkwardEngineer Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1249304 Support them!  I love typewriters, I keep my blog, www.awkwardengineer.com, on it.  If they come out to the east coast, I'd want to talk to them! Support them!  I love typewriters, I keep my blog, http://www.awkwardengineer.com, on it.  If they come out to the east coast, I’d want to talk to them!

]]> By: martinhoward http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1248181 martinhoward Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1248181 A very interesting look at typewriter lovers and their machines.. I collect typewriters from the 1880s & 1890s. You can see my collection here. www.antiquetypewriters.com The typewriter shown below is the beautiful Hammond 1 from 1881. Enjoy! Martin A very interesting look at typewriter lovers and their machines..

I collect typewriters from the 1880s & 1890s.
You can see my collection here.

http://www.antiquetypewriters.com

The typewriter shown below is the beautiful Hammond 1 from 1881.

Enjoy!
Martin

]]> By: boxjar http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1248052 boxjar Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1248052 I'm working on a free application called Keep Writing which is intended to work like a typewriter - with proper overtyping. I've actually really made it for myself in order to use it in the upcoming nanowrimo, but feel free to try it if you'd like: http://keepwriting.boxjar.com/ It's PC only at the moment, but it's intended to be available for Mac as well in the near future. I’m working on a free application called Keep Writing which is intended to work like a typewriter – with proper overtyping. I’ve actually really made it for myself in order to use it in the upcoming nanowrimo, but feel free to try it if you’d like:

http://keepwriting.boxjar.com/

It’s PC only at the moment, but it’s intended to be available for Mac as well in the near future.

]]> By: Wisconsin Platt http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1248042 Wisconsin Platt Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1248042 Well, after the Shape Shifters stopped coming by, really, what source of income can keep them going. Well, after the Shape Shifters stopped coming by, really, what source of income can keep them going.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/the-typewriter-in-the-21st-century-documentary.html#comment-1247898 nixiebunny Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124737#comment-1247898 The fate of all dead media - to be ignored.  For all the griping that people do about word processing programs, they really are much more pleasant to use than a typewriter.  I had a Selectric II in my room, but it sat unused for years and the cats went and peed in it, and now it sits defunct and forlorn on my front porch. But my family did name our underwater robotics team The Typewriter Repairmen, just to keep the dream alive.  See www.selectric.org The fate of all dead media – to be ignored.  For all the griping that people do about word processing programs, they really are much more pleasant to use than a typewriter.  I had a Selectric II in my room, but it sat unused for years and the cats went and peed in it, and now it sits defunct and forlorn on my front porch.

But my family did name our underwater robotics team The Typewriter Repairmen, just to keep the dream alive.  See http://www.selectric.org

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