Typewriters are still useful even in the 21st century. If I'm taking notes from a book, filling out a form, or if I need to write a one-page summary, a typewriter is so much easier than turning on a computer, clicking on MS Word, and then hooking it up to a printer.
My mother is a high school Spanish teacher. Today she was telling me that there are children entering high school these days who don't even know how to use a pencil, because they mostly use text messaging. They don't even teach grammar in elementary schools anymore. Humanity is entering a stage of full on mental regression.
Who else is watching this video in 2022? It’s getting close to go to September. I highly recommend getting one. For an example, when a storm hits and the electric is out. Then you are wanting type out your work for school. A manual typewriter is perfect for it. Unless you want to use it for other reasons. As in writing stories, poems, typing down your dreams, want to save the electric bill from typing, teaching young ones how important they still are in this modern world. Don’t want a child to get onto the internet to type, or you afraid to let your child type things out and turns out they messed up the computer. A typewriter is a great start for young ones to appreciate what they have.
The power of the typewriter is in the ability to create a original document which is hard to duplicate or make changes to unlike a computer print out. This is has legal value even today.
I want a typewriter by the simple reason that I am so easily distracted by Internet and so on, and i want to focus on my short stories and so on, after that i plan to rewrite them on a word processor and do all the editing.
I visited the Mesa Typewriter Exchange in 2017. I told Bill that I had seen him on RUclips and that I just had to stop by while I was in town. He was very nice; he let me look around, try out the typewriters, answered all of my questions, and posed for a selfie.
If you need a reason to use and justify a typewriter, here are two: (1) Typing addresses on envelopes. It's much neater than handwritten addresses, and you can't put a letter envelope through a printer (a manila envelope, sure). (2) Typing personal letters. Anyone can use a printer, but typing a letter is as personal as writing one with a pen. It tells the recipient, "This was done ONLY for you." A typed letter can really make an impression when writing cover letters for job hunting.
I don't mean to take bad, however, the lady in green had horrible typing technique. And to her partner, you don't need to be a "typist" to operate a typewriter and you dont need to treat one like its some delicate machine if its well made. Typewriters are meant to stand the test of time.
I love how with typewriters you had to think before you type, because if you make a mistake, you can't really go back. I see so many grammatical errors when people send me texts, chat messages in video games, social media posts, and even RUclips comments. The devices now literally show you grammatical errors and people STILL leave them! It bugs me so much.
I am 63 years old and learned to type at age 12 on my sister's typewriter. It came with a 33 1/3 vinyl record that taught you to type. I always loved typewriters - my dad bought me a sears child's one when I was 10. In the 70s typists were in demand and so I had a marketable skill. Back then typists were largely women and men wanted nothing to do with them as they saw them as "beneath" them. My how that's changed!
I used to be in the typewriter business. I am very pleased to see how they are coming back. They are very unique machines. If you've never had one, get one!
I have four typewriters and I love them all. There is something special about my fingers striking the keys and seeing the words form before my eyes. Word processors are great, but there is something about the physical creating of the document I don't get from a computer. It kind of takes me back to my high school days, and my typing class.
My brother just picked up a brand new smith corona Coronamatic 2200. I got jealous so I got myself an IBM selectric 1 with loads of paper, carbon paper, the original stand, and a new ink ribbon. Although it does need oiling really bad. But my grandfather is going to fix it up, oil it, clean it and make it look nice :)
To me it was therapeutic after the death of my first boyfriend. I went through alcohol amd drugs over doses and then typing. I typed and cried sooo much that after a few months I felt better and the healing started. A year later I was free. Everytime I get depressed I pull out a typewriter and go at it and a few minutes to an hour I'm better. The computer couldn't do what the typewriter did.
I recently just saw one in an antique store and was debating wether or not I should get it. This video has really persuaded me to buy it! That is, if it's still there...
I can still remember when one day I went to my mom's office and I saw typewriter for the first time. At that time may be my age was 5/6 years (1993/1994) and I asked her to allowed me to type. She initially didn't allowed me but I cried then she gave me a paper and ordered me to wrote my postal address... Whenever I hear the sound "tik tik" of typewriters I always got emotional.
It's now 2020... and I just bought an amazing Smith-Corona typewriter (1957 model) at a local thrift store in perfect condition... for $7.00!
Typewriters are still useful even in the 21st century. If I'm taking notes from a book, filling out a form, or if I need to write a one-page summary, a typewriter is so much easier than turning on a computer, clicking on MS Word, and then hooking it up to a printer.
My mother is a high school Spanish teacher. Today she was telling me that there are children entering high school these days who don't even know how to use a pencil, because they mostly use text messaging. They don't even teach grammar in elementary schools anymore. Humanity is entering a stage of full on mental regression.
My god, a news report that's actually good! :D
Who else is watching this video in 2022? It’s getting close to go to September. I highly recommend getting one. For an example, when a storm hits and the electric is out. Then you are wanting type out your work for school. A manual typewriter is perfect for it. Unless you want to use it for other reasons. As in writing stories, poems, typing down your dreams, want to save the electric bill from typing, teaching young ones how important they still are in this modern world. Don’t want a child to get onto the internet to type, or you afraid to let your child type things out and turns out they messed up the computer. A typewriter is a great start for young ones to appreciate what they have.
The power of the typewriter is in the ability to create a original document which is hard to duplicate or make changes to unlike a computer print out. This is has legal value even today.
I want a typewriter by the simple reason that I am so easily distracted by Internet and so on, and i want to focus on my short stories and so on, after that i plan to rewrite them on a word processor and do all the editing.
I visited the Mesa Typewriter Exchange in 2017. I told Bill that I had seen him on RUclips and that I just had to stop by while I was in town. He was very nice; he let me look around, try out the typewriters, answered all of my questions, and posed for a selfie.
If you need a reason to use and justify a typewriter, here are two:
(1) Typing addresses on envelopes. It's much neater than handwritten addresses, and you can't put a letter envelope through a printer (a manila envelope, sure).
(2) Typing personal letters. Anyone can use a printer, but typing a letter is as personal as writing one with a pen. It tells the recipient, "This was done ONLY for you." A typed letter can really make an impression when writing cover letters for job hunting.
I don't mean to take bad, however, the lady in green had horrible typing technique. And to her partner, you don't need to be a "typist" to operate a typewriter and you dont need to treat one like its some delicate machine if its well made. Typewriters are meant to stand the test of time.
I love how with typewriters you had to think before you type, because if you make a mistake, you can't really go back. I see so many grammatical errors when people send me texts, chat messages in video games, social media posts, and even RUclips comments. The devices now literally show you grammatical errors and people STILL leave them! It bugs me so much.
I am 63 years old and learned to type at age 12 on my sister's typewriter. It came with a 33 1/3 vinyl record that taught you to type. I always loved typewriters - my dad bought me a sears child's one when I was 10. In the 70s typists were in demand and so I had a marketable skill. Back then typists were largely women and men wanted nothing to do with them as they saw them as "beneath" them. My how that's changed!
i pick up an underwood portable 1930s on sunday. something magical about it, kinda like 35mm film
I used to be in the typewriter business. I am very pleased to see how they are coming back. They are very unique machines. If you've never had one, get one!
I have four typewriters and I love them all. There is something special about my fingers striking the keys and seeing the words form before my eyes. Word processors are great, but there is something about the physical creating of the document I don't get from a computer. It kind of takes me back to my high school days, and my typing class.
My brother just picked up a brand new smith corona Coronamatic 2200. I got jealous so I got myself an IBM selectric 1 with loads of paper, carbon paper, the original stand, and a new ink ribbon. Although it does need oiling really bad. But my grandfather is going to fix it up, oil it, clean it and make it look nice :)
To me it was therapeutic after the death of my first boyfriend. I went through alcohol amd drugs over doses and then typing. I typed and cried sooo much that after a few months I felt better and the healing started. A year later I was free. Everytime I get depressed I pull out a typewriter and go at it and a few minutes to an hour I'm better. The computer couldn't do what the typewriter did.
I recently just saw one in an antique store and was debating wether or not I should get it. This video has really persuaded me to buy it! That is, if it's still there...
I can still remember when one day I went to my mom's office and I saw typewriter for the first time. At that time may be my age was 5/6 years (1993/1994) and I asked her to allowed me to type. She initially didn't allowed me but I cried then she gave me a paper and ordered me to wrote my postal address... Whenever I hear the sound "tik tik" of typewriters I always got emotional.
I purchased 4 typewriters in my life, I started when I was only 16 years old and I’m 17 now and still using them today!