This Typewriter Types Toast
As a writer it’s a pleasure to see one’s work appear from time to time on a physical medium. While newspapers may be shuffling slowly off this mortal coil, there …read more Continue reading This Typewriter Types Toast
Category Archives: typewriter
Royal Typewriter Gets a Second (or Third) Life
Usually when we are restoring something with a keyboard, it is some kind of old computer or terminal. But [Make it Kozi] wanted an old-fashioned typewriter. The problem is, as …read more Continue reading Royal Typewriter Gets a Second (or Third) Life
When is a Typewriter a Printer? When It Has a Parallel Port
If you want to talk to a typewriter using something other than your fingers on the keys, you could do a lot worse than to pick up a specimen featuring …read more Continue reading When is a Typewriter a Printer? When It Has a Parallel Port
Wandering Through Old Word Processors Yields a Beast
The world once ran on hardcopy, and when the digital age started to bring new tools and ways of doing things, documents were ripe for change. Today, word processors and …read more Continue reading Wandering Through Old Word Processors Yields a Beast
Keebin’ with Kristina: The One With the Busy Box Macro Pad
Well, I must admit that Google Translate completely failed me here, and thus I have no real idea what the trick is to this beautiful, stunning transparent split keyboard by …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: The One With the Busy Box Macro Pad
Raspi-Powered Typewriter Is a Real MUSE
Thanks to parenting and life in general, [Brendan] had fallen out of the habit of writing and wasn’t happy about it. If you write anything ever, you already know there …read more Continue reading Raspi-Powered Typewriter Is a Real MUSE
Taking Mechanical Keyboard Sounds to the Next Level
When it comes to mechanical keyboards, there’s no end to the amount of customization that can be done. The size and layout of the keyboard is the first thing to …read more Continue reading Taking Mechanical Keyboard Sounds to the Next Level
IBM Selectric Typewriters Finally Get DIY Typeballs
IBM’s Selectric line of typewriters were quite popular in the 1960s, thanks in part to an innovation called the typeball which allowed for easy font changes on a single machine. …read more Continue reading IBM Selectric Typewriters Finally Get DIY Typeballs
Typewriter Mashup Becomes 120-Year-Old Teletype
Vintage typewriters can be beautiful and elegant devices. But there’s a limit to their value if, as with the 1903 Remington owned by [Daniel Ross], they are fire-damaged and have …read more Continue reading Typewriter Mashup Becomes 120-Year-Old Teletype
Giving an Old Typewriter a Mind of Its Own with GPT-3
There was an all-too-brief period in history where typewriters went from clunky, purely mechanical beasts to streamlined, portable electromechanical devices. But when the 80s came around and the PC revolution …read more Continue reading Giving an Old Typewriter a Mind of Its Own with GPT-3