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Viva The Typewriter Revolution

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Goodbye smartphone, hello IBM Selectric.

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Richard Polt's charming tome, The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century, documents a growing movement of people who have declared their love for a stubbornly old-fashioned technology. Picture here: The Royal Eldorado.

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Royal Quiet.

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Remington 333 (made by Brother).

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Olympia SF.

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Clean Sholes Visible.

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IBM Selectric I.

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Underwood-Olivetti Studio 44.

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Royal KMM.

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Remington Noiseless Portable (special two-tone version).

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USB Typewriter.

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