I just got a typewriter!

[Swiftpaw]

After loosing the last on1e I saw, there was finally a typewriter at the thrift store and during a 50% sale no less. I've been looking for a typewriter for so long because I want a way of distraction-free typing! Now I just need to figure out what to write first haha

[Melooon]

Ooo what sort?

I used to have an old Remington (from I guess 1920s) in my bedroom (Im not really sure why, it was just there). I wrote a school paper on it once but the q key was broken and my paper was supposed to be about liquid so that sure annoyed the teacher

[Còbra!]

Nice! Hope you have fun with it!

I have a typewriter somewhere in the house I inherited from my parents. I need a new ink ribbon or figure out how to add ink to the one already there.

I do love the very mechanical nature of them, though!

[Swiftpaw]

Ooo what sort?

I used to have an old Remington (from I guess 1920s) in my bedroom (Im not really sure why, it was just there). I wrote a school paper on it once but the q key was broken and my paper was supposed to be about liquid so that sure annoyed the teacher

It's a 1998 Smith Corona! it's electric but has a manual mode that works just as well, and that sounds fun writing a school paper on a typewriter in the Yesterweb Server we were talking about taking notes on a typewriter.

Nice! Hope you have fun with it!

I have a typewriter somewhere in the house I inherited from my parents. I need a new ink ribbon or figure out how to add ink to the one already there.

I do love the very mechanical nature of them, though!

Thank you! Mine came with an ink ribbon thankfully, but I looked it up online and they don't seem too expensive. They're very cool machines and it's interesting how they're both similar and different to modern keyboards!

[Memory]

Typewriters frankly are pretty cumbersome for extended writing like stories, but they make excellent novelty tools to write letters to other people. Have you considered getting a penpal?

[Swiftpaw]

Typewriters frankly are pretty cumbersome for extended writing like stories, but they make excellent novelty tools to write letters to other people. Have you considered getting a penpal?

I just wrote the first page of something and it wasn't too bad, I just probably need to outline first but I think I could work with it

I was thinking into looking for a pen pal actually! I've always thought writing letters was cool, but just my handwriting is abysmal haha

[TheFrugalGamer]

Typewriters are great! I googled the model you posted, and it looks like that one has a wonderful 90's aesthetic to it. I have one from ages ago, and I've used it for a few art projects, as well as for typing letters occasionally. Here's a very bad picture of it from the side. I think it's a Royal brand, but I can't be bothered to pull it out and check at the moment.:

[Còbra!]

Technology Connections just released a video on Typewriters, I thought it'd be fitting here.

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[Resinous Stump]

I am bringing up this old thread to say that I also do lots of writing on an old standard manual typewriter. I have a collection of them and I use different ones depending on my mood. I write letters on them and also use them for journaling and keeping records, and for my mail and correspondence. I find that people really like getting something typewritten in the mail.

I think typing is fun, I like the sound and feel of it. The process is so different than writing on a computer. It is pure.

I also like tinkering with the machines in my collection, doing repairs or maintenance as needed. And I think the typewriters themselves are gorgeous.

[_ghost_]

Incredibly jealous of all the beautiful typewriters everyone else seems to have... I'm interested in getting one eventually, although I don't have a good desk space to use it.

I don't even know where to start looking... I'd prefer something fully mechanical, although I'll take what I can get for a good price. I don't know if any of the thrift stores near me would have anything, and I'm hesitant to order something online that I haven't been able to see in person (also I just hate buying things online). Do any of y'all have suggestions?