Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The last typewriters, but...


I haven't given the subject much thought, but I've been typing exclusively on a computer for almost thirty years now. I'm not alone in this, which means that the wonderful old manual typewriter is about to go extinct. 'There's something about the large, clunky, medieval device that appeals to the aspiring writers among us; they make you feel more connected to your work. When a story is done and has been pulled off the roller, you can still feel it in your fingers... Now that Godrej and Boyce, the last company left in the world still manufacturing the devices, has closed its doors, when typewriters make their way to landfills, there won't be any new ones to replace them.' More...

But there is another side to the story, albeit a homemade one. You can use the typewriter mod in this video to turn your iPad into... Well, see for yourself:

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