Wednesday, August 31, 2011
"Sometimes the monkeys steal the affidavits"
Remember how the end-of-stock at the Godrej factory was the (supposed) death-knell for the typewriter? Yeah, not so much. (LA Times)
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Well then, between those of us here in the Typosphere and the population of India, I'd say the typewriter will be around for some time, yet.
Interesting article. Thanks!
I like the ending: "Bicycles survived after cars. Why not typewriters?"
Excellent. I like how much enthusiasm they have.
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