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Survey: Do You Still Use a Typewriter?

This one caught us by surprise. A recent article in the LA Times actually talked about US Office Machine Co., a family run repair shop, having a small resurgence....in repairing typewriters. Is it nostalgia?A backlash against technology? With all this talk about shiny new laptops we started wondering.

-via Boing Boing

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I grew up pretty much in the age of all things digital (at least that I can remember), but my favorite thing to do when I was visiting my mom at work was to play with her typewriter. I wasn't using anything she needed and I wasn't bothering her or anyone else in the office. I had the greatest time with it. Even in third grade, my teacher had a blue typewriter that we could play with if we got our assignments done quickly or did a good job on something. Typewriters really have a wonderful mystique about them. I really can't see them going away anytime too soon.

posted by Starvn Arteest on October 28th 2008 at 9:09am
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My household is all digital, but if I could afford it, I would buy a vintage Hermes in a heartbeat.

posted by Fontessa on October 28th 2008 at 10:11am
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My boss bought a typewriter to fill out paper forms. Not everything (particularly with the government) is online yet. So typewriters still have their practical uses.

posted by jyw on October 29th 2008 at 11:42am
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