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Now, your vintage typewriters can look
modern
Wednesday April 25, 2012 09:26:57 AM,
IANS
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Washington: Good
news for those who are still sentimental about their typewriters.
Nearly obsolete typewriters can now be upgraded into modern-day
equipment by including a USB portal which will enable the
clatter-making machines to be used on a computer, laptop or
tablet, including an iPad.
For those who have not yet joined the computer age, preferring the
clatter and ding of their inky typewriters, it might be the
perfect solution, the Daily Mail reported.
The upgraded typewriters, which start at 445 pounds (about $720),
can still be used the way it was intended -- with keys hitting the
paper through an inky ribbon.
As the original computer keyboard was based on the typewriter,
nearly all of the keys are the same, allowing writers to type away
and see their work on screen.
The makers, usbtypewriter.com built in a Control, Alt and
Backspace keys onto the typewriter. The Enter button, which places
the cursor on a new line, works in the same way by using the
Carriage Return.
Conversion kits are also on sale for around 50 pounds, which
transforms old typewriters so that they can be used in the same
way on modern computers.
It is the latest in a long line of technology that upgrades
'old-fashioned' and 'retro' devices so that they can be used with
computers.
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