SFGate

Typewriters making a comeback

For most of us, the clickety-clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair ...
Reading Eagle

Business is booming at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country

For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter – or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric – are but memories, if we’ve heard them at all. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops ...
NPR

The Manual Typewriter Ideal

The Guardian ran this piece yesterday in which writer Tim Adams opens with a quote from author Don DeLillo about how much he loves his manual typewriter: I need the sound of the keys, the keys of a ...
The Next Web

I used to code on a typewriter — here’s how it helped me become C-suite

Today, it’s probably hard to believe, but growing up, I practiced coding using a manual typewriter. Yes, you read that right. From the time I was able to buy a used game console when I was about 10 ...
phillyvoice.com

Tom Hanks gifts 1950s typewriter from personal collection to South Philly repair shop

Tom Hanks, the two-time Academy Award-winning actor and cultural icon, recently gifted an autographed 1950s manual typewriter to Philly Typewriter, a preservation and restoration shop in East Passyunk ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Missouri typewriter enthusiasts open a store for those enchanted by the 'clickety clack'

Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla, Missouri, that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts. While ...