I’m just sayin’…
- On a typewriter, you can type wherever you want on the page without much hassle.
- Typewriters work during power outages and can’t be damaged by nearby lightning. (Though if a typewriter were struck directly by lightning, it would not survive. A computer wouldn’t either, of course; I’m just stating this for completeness.)
- Typewriters won’t run out of battery power.
- Typewriters do not get viruses or spyware.
- Typewriters don’t need or security updates.
- You don’t have to boot a typewriter before using it.
I recently got a typewriter, an old Underwood No. 5 which was manufactured in 1930. Photos can be found here.
I was actually considering buying a typewriter. I take it you would recommended one?
Chris, do you write? You should send me some of your stuff. I am very in love with reading others’ writing.
I would recommend getting one, yeah. They are perhaps not the most practical choice, but they are undeniably cool and (usually) fun to use.
I don’t really write very much. I try some poetry now and again, but for the most part I will be using the typewriter to write letters.