The most encouraging thing about Furrier’s posts, however, are the before and after photos he takes of machines that look like they were drudged up from the depths of the most foul swamps.Here's the article.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Give a Typewriter for Christmas... 2012
Another news item featuring Tom from Life in a Typewriter Shop via a Boston-based blog.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Indiana Jones writes to the University of Chicago
Contributed by Dwayne of Vintage Technology Obsessions:
This is a great piece of fictional correspondence. It is funny that they are so mystified. I know several people that would construct a package like this for fun!
(What do you all think of that typed label? Was it really typed? --Richard)
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UPDATE: Here is the solution to the mystery!
This is a great piece of fictional correspondence. It is funny that they are so mystified. I know several people that would construct a package like this for fun!
(What do you all think of that typed label? Was it really typed? --Richard)
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UPDATE: Here is the solution to the mystery!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Typewriters help you detoxify

A Royal and an Olympia at a "digital detox" event in San Francisco.
Story in the New York Times -- thanks to Phillytyper.
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