[Chris Gregg] had a dream. He wanted to convert use a typewriter as a printer. Sure this has been done before, but [Chris] wanted to create his own version. He picked up a 60’s era Smith Corona ...

MOONACHIE, N.J. (WCBS 880) -- Meet, Max. He's a millennial. He's also my son. He's bright, worldly and can do pretty much anything he wants on a computer. But I put him in front of a typewriter. "I ...

Luckily, engineer and YouTuber, Bill Hammack, describes how the Selectric’s element works in an unrelated video (below). Hammack explains that the element has a series of typeface letters—both upper ...

An electric typewriter is a rare and wonderful thrift store find, and even better if it still works. Unfortunately, there’s not as much use for these electromechanical beauties, so if you find one, ...

Most days Tom Furrier is hunched over his workbench: clicking, clacking, and fixing. Furrier owns Cambridge Typewriter Company. It's where people bring their typewriters to be repaired — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the anthropological intersections of tech, politics & culture. And this memory came rushing back to me the other day while ...

Well, this wins points for creativity. Computer scientist Chris Gregg of Tufts University decided he wanted to turn his vintage, 1960s Smith Corona electric typewriter into a printer. It turned out to ...

Paul Schweitzer is one of a dying breed. As owner of Gramercy Typewriter Co. in New York City, he repairs machines that many consider obsolete. "The younger generation says, 'Who needs typewriters?'" ...

Jack Lacy had no idea he’d be back in the typewriter business in the year 2016. Lacy, 74, who owns Lasr-Ink and Central Printer Resources in Palm Springs, began selling these workhorse writing ...

In 1998, Slovenian toy company Mehano designed a line of children’s electronic typewriter toys with the ability to write secret messages. Eventually, the company licensed the typewriter to another ...