The USBTypewriter™ is a new and groundbreaking
innovation in the field of obsolescence. Lovers of the look, feel, and
quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards
for any USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac, or even iPad!
Via Hacker News, USB
Typewriter
Wow! What a neat idea! As if my IBM Model M
keyboards aren't loud enough, imagine the “clackity-clack-clack” I can
get from my old typewriter:
Intellectual challenge on the one hand … people within 50′ of me wanting
to silence me on the other hand.
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ahead, I won't bite. I promise.
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You can also specify the entire month by leaving off the day
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![[Hmm … no “1” key, no brackets either—this would be one hard keyboard to program on, except for LISP! I could program in LISP on this thing.]](/2011/09/24/SmithCorona-Skywriter.jpg "Hmm … no “1” key, no brackets either—this would be one hard keyboard to program on, except for LISP! I could program in LISP on this thing.")
![[The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades]](https://www.conman.org/people/spc/about/2023/1023.t.jpg "The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades")