Typewriter: The History · The Machines · The Writers

Typewriter: The History · The Machines · The Writers

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Personal computers may have replaced the typewriter in most homes and offices, but the venerable writing machine is currently staging a comeback. From portable models that hipsters are snapping up in Urban Outfitters to Tom Hanks's bestselling app that recreates the manual experience on a tablet, the typewriter has never been so hot. This celebration of the typewriter covers what a platen knob is, why QUERTY won out over other arrangements of keys, which authors loved (or loathed) their typewriters, and much more.<br><ul><li>A gift book with yellowed paper and typewriter fonts for a cool vintage look</li><li>Timeline of the typewriter features key models</li><li>Foreword by Paul Schweitzer of Gramercy Typewriter Co.</li></ul>