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What does /lit/ think of typewriters?

>> No.1134631

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shit

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1134638

This is mine.

>> No.1134662

I want one. Have all the word processing abilities one needs to write comfortably and doesn't have the distractions that a computer does

>> No.1134819

pretentious hipster shit

>> No.1134825

>>1134662
>> all the word processing abilities one needs to write comfortably

i can't find the spell check on my olivetti!

>> No.1134828

I have a Valentine.
The a button doesn't work.
Typewriters aren't very practical.
I just use it to type out labels for my homebrew, since I haven't got a normal printer.

>> No.1134854

>>1134825
Spell check when you're done writing.

Fix grammer when you're done writing.

Typeset and format when you're done writing.

The typewriter is great for just banging out text. You can fix shit LATER.

>> No.1134855

If I would ever considering writing a book I would write it on a typewriter, just because I couldn't stop to look something up in the Internet.

>> No.1134859

obsolete

>> No.1134874

They're fun to use. And if you have a crappy computer, they work better because word processors that have any actual functionality have become extremely bloated today.

>> No.1134883

I collect them, and have amassed over thirty of them in the last year. I like them because i just can't focus with a computer. I prefer Royals and Hermes. My favorites are a Royal KMG and a Hermes Ambassador that I bought from the Swiss Army (not the knife people, the actual army).

>> No.1134931

>>1134638

>>1134883 here

How did you come by that typewriter? It looks like it's in pretty good shape. Was it a family hand-me-down? Can you post a picture of a typing sample?

>> No.1134939

>>1134855

Me too for the exact same reason

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>>1134931
A friend of mine was cleaning out his grandparents house and found it. He offered it to people, and I accepted. It's from Montgomery Ward, and came in a carrying case. (Color even matches.)

Pic is of a typing sample.

>> No.1135103

the dynamics of writing was probably a more brutal process since it was a bitch to go back and change shit. it's in between writing long hand and modern word processing programs. i would probably finish stories faster on a typewriter....

>> No.1135118

>>1134883
aspie

>> No.1135124

>>1135103

You're right that it's a very different writing process. I started using typewriters because they're faster than writing longhand, but not as distracting as computers. Typewriters are great for first drafts and just getting your ideas out there, and they're great for completely retyping second drafts, but they're crap for the actual editing part. If you want to do really heavy editing with typewritten stuff you have to literally cut and paste the paragraphs into a new order. To get around this, I do my first drafts on typewriters, then use an OCR program to scan the text into Word. I do editing there, then type new drafts on my typewriter. Why do I bother with completely retyping the drafts? Well, writing on a typewriter makes you think a lot about every word you write, since it's not very easy to change the text once it's on the page, so by retyping I end up thinking a lot more about what I've written. Thus, typewriters definitely help me write, though with greater personal discipline I could achieve the same thing on a computer.

tl;dr: Typewriting is really different, worse in some ways, better in others.

>> No.1135136

>>1135118

I prefer the term "eccentric". For the record, Tom Hanks collects typewriters (he claims to have around 150), though I suppose that's not really proof that collecting them isn't a hobby for aspies...

>> No.1135138

>>1135136
extremely mundane and specific hobbies seem pretty autistic to me, just sayin

>> No.1135144

¿ITT: a giantheaded newcastler with red hair?

>> No.1135159

>>1135124
cool. i was thinking that with typewriters. for me, i figure i would be more focused writing a first draft. drilling out sentence after sentence because my own editing would be done after that draft. on a computer i'm editing a lot more as i type while going back and re-reading.

i don't like ginsberg but i think he once said, "first idea, best idea." it's probably why i think i would be better on a typewriter.

>> No.1136005

>>1135124
Really convinces me to go out and find a type writer

>> No.1136014

>>1135138
is there any hobby which isn't specific and mundane?

>> No.1136100

>>1136005

You should. They can often be found for very cheap at thrift stores (and there are many, for widely varying prices, on ebay), and if you know any old people they will often give them away quite happily. You can get a working machine for so cheap that you really might as well try one out.

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1136117

I found myself writing much more often with one. Bah, I need to go buy another ink cartridge

Pros:
>Not distracting like a computer screen
>Typos are really a non-issue because you can't change them in your first draft
>You'll probably be proof-reading your work much more often because the first draft is always typo-ridden

Cons:
>Resource-intensive compared to a computer
>You'll be doing more work formatting new drafts
>no built-in typo checker

/lit/ will call you a hipster, but /lit/ calls virtually anyone on here a hipster. If you feel the benefits are something you're willing to sacrifice time and money for, it's totally worthwhile.

>> No.1136143

>>1136117

>ink cartridge
>cartridge

I take it you use an electric. What sort? Office depot and Staples still sell electrics that do, in fact, have built in spell checkers and (I think) typo checkers.

>> No.1136149

they type writers

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>>1136143
Nah, I'm just ignorant and using the wrong term. It's a brother typewriter, older and if I had to guess ~70's era. Bought it at a garage sale a few months back, Left it by mistake with my uncle, unfortunately :(

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Nah, I'm just ignorant and using the wrong term. It's a brother typewriter, older and if I had to guess ~70's era. Bought it at a garage sale a few months back, Left it by mistake with my uncle, unfortunately :(

>> No.1136546

>>1136170

Ah, the term you're looking for is 'ribbon.' I've never used a Brother, but that's the company that still makes the electrics I mentioned.