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In Praise of Typewriters (What’s That?)

Image from Christie’s : Cormac McCarthy’s Olivetti Maybe a blogger shouldn’t be extolling the virtues of a typewriter, but there is a lot to be said. Such as how environmental they are… Yes, they do use paper…. but that’s it. They last forever; they are pretty simple and straightforward in their composition. There are few fiddly parts to be endlessly upgraded. The manual ones require physical prowess to make that satisfying return of the carriage. Some, like the Olivetti, have become de… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Praise of Typewriters (What’s That?)