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And this, kids, is how we used to type our papers in college

By adamg on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 12:43pm
Giant typewriter on Boston's Greenway

Arturo Gossage took in Figment Boston on the Greenway yesterday.

Copyright Arturo Gossage. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

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Comments

By Ron Newman on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 12:44pm.

Some of you will know what we had to do instead.

By FenRes on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 3:38pm.

That's something I would never have recalled without prompting.

By Ron Newman on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 3:56pm.

comes out much better.

By dpalomares on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 12:59pm.

you have a big enough ribbon for that thing.

By anon on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 1:25pm.

There are a number of things that have become obsolete in my lifetime that I sometimes miss. Once in a while I even have a nostalgic thought for phone booths, believe it or not. But typewriters are one thing I do not miss. One little mistake and you were screwed. I know someone will say "that's what whiteout was for", but did you ever see a typed paper full of white out and erasures? Not nice looking, and certainly not professional looking. And that clatter! Good riddance.

By FenRes on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 2:39pm.

Enough people apparently do miss the sound of typewriter keys that there is, in fact a popular app for that, created by Tom Hanks, of all people.

By roadman on Tue, 07/28/2015 - 12:58pm.

than the fake "clatter" sound on the new train boards at North and South Stations.

By bibliotequetress on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 7:21pm.

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By anon on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 1:32pm.

Boston's typewriter orchestra needs to have a concert in front of that!

By Rob on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 3:08pm.

Ah, yes...

Robinson Plaza, in front of the Sprang Building.

By Gary C on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 3:49pm.

was Personal Typing, in high school. By the time I was out of college I got pretty good at banging out the papers on that manual SOB, but I too never look back with anything but loathing to all that clatter.

By Markk02474 on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 6:41pm.

from the loss of finger strength and dexterity youth once learned and practiced with manual typewriters.

By Jason on Mon, 07/27/2015 - 7:14pm.

We've had a great time building that typewriter this summer in a driveway up in Reading. Next stop, burning man!

If anyone wants more info we're on facebook and at www.blunderwoodportable.com

By whyaduck on Tue, 07/28/2015 - 5:20pm.

learned how to type on those things. Remembering begin so excited to finally move on to the electrics :)