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NYC's Mr Typewriter Passes On
Source: Chicago Tribune

Martin Tytell, whose unmatched knowledge of typewriters was a boon to American spies during World War II, has died in New York. He was 94.

The Dvorak Conspiracy

Johnno tried to peer out onto Lygon Street through the dusty windows of Joe's Bazaar, but the failing Melbourne sun wasn't having anything to do with it. Shapes devoid of definition slid past, like a living expressionist painting.

Typewriters Are "Retro Cool": Author (and Seeder) Unmasked as Geezers
Source: CNET News.com

"Wow, that's cool!" The boy sits on the chair and pushed a key. Hard. Clack! The typewriter snaps another letter onto the page.

One of America's last typewriter repairmen
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Whitlock probably has been repairing typewriters longer than almost anyone in the US. When he started in 1930, Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight was a fresh memory, Herbert Hoover was president, and the Empire State Building was under construction.

Blockwriter: productivity from the past
Source: santalamamma.com

The surfeit of distractions available on a personal computer can make it easy to get nothing done. There 's the constant haranguing of emails, the intrusions of instant messaging, and the endless nagging of attention-hungry applications and utilities. Blockwriter turns your  …

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