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Typewriter turned into a PC

Prototype turned a Smith-Corona 210 Automatic into a modern personal computer, with the only obvious addition being the ...
Go back a couple of generations, and rather than a laptop or a luggable, the office accessory of choice was a portable typewriter. As the 20th century wore on, the typewriter became electric ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Show a Gen Z person a picture of an old manual typewriter ...
The AlphaSmart Neo2 is a portable word processor that was released nearly two decades ago as a device that provides a distraction-free writing experience without all the extra stuff that comes with a ...
Jeremy Skillings carries out old typewriters from Amherst Typewriter and Computer Service owned by Robert Green. The shop, now closed, is being cleaned out by Skillings before the building is torn ...