ipad and vintage typewriter working together

[koopkooper]

I'm not sure why you would want to do this...either you like vintage typewriter or you like computers, but according to this article you can both!

http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/13/usb-typewriters-retro-keyboards/

 

[Tomasso]

More 'retro-modding' here.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I'm not sure why you would want to do this...either you like vintage typewriter or you like computers, but according to this article you can both!

http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/13/usb-typewriters-retro-keyboards/

What's he mean by "five words a minute" on a typewriter -- hmph. Obviously he never took fifth-period Advanced Typing with Mrs. Tupper in the eieventh grade. I still have my certificate for breaking 60 words per minute, and that was on a Royal manual.

 

[Bustercat]

Bookmarked. This is absolutely fantastic.

Suddenly I want one of those ipad doohickeys

 

[ScionPI2005]

That's interesting. Just more proof that you can find anything if you look in the right place.

 

[Dewhurst]

People seem to actually go for stuff like this sometimes. Probably not in droves, but some people.

There is a Windows application that mimics an old typewriter as well. Complete with visuals, sounds of the keys click-clacking and all.

I suppose it could be fun for an afternoon.

My computers keyboard already makes pleasing chiclet key tip-taps that soothe me. The good old chunk-chunk of a typewriter seems like a steam locomotive compared with our space age tech.

There is nothing quite like a room full of people typing on a computer keyboard or on typewriters though. I love the sound of both.