Are kids starting to prefer typewriters over computers?

[Murrmurr]

According to this 2 and a-half minute video, the reasons kids are diggin' old typewriters include: escape from the constant distraction of the internet, no electricity required, no recharging needed, totally free access, portability, the cases actually have handles, and they just look so cool.

 

[Lilac]

I still have my manual Underwood typewriter that was old when I got it. I wish I had a place to have it serviced since it needs cleaned & oiled. I can find ribbons for it. I typed many reports in high school & college on it.

 

[January]

I would think it is a bit of a retro novelty thing. Highly unlikely anyone is full time replacing their computer with an old typewriter.

 

[MarkinPhx]

I would think it is a bit of a retro novelty thing. Highly unlikely anyone is full time replacing their computer with an old typewriter.

I agree, just like the novelty of owning an LP or a VHS tape.

I did read a couple of months though that the sales of "dumb" cell phones are on the rise because the younger adults do want a phone without all the distractions.

 

[Murrmurr]

I would think it is a bit of a retro novelty thing. Highly unlikely anyone is full time replacing their computer with an old typewriter.

For example, they'd probably have fun writing an essay for school with it, but they'd use a computer to do research for the essay.

 

[Tommy]

I did read a couple of months though that the sales of "dumb" cell phones are on the rise because the younger adults do want a phone without all the distractions.

I had an occasion when, wholly unexpectedly, I temporarily lost my eyesight and had to call for help. I was able to feel the buttons on my "dumb" phone and dial the number. I think about that once in a while as I pick up my current Slab O' Plastic.

 

[Murrmurr]

I had an occasion when, wholly unexpectedly, I temporarily lost my eyesight and had to call for help. I was able to feel the buttons on my "dumb" phone and dial the number. I think about that once in a while as I pick up my current Slab O' Plastic.

In that situation, the best you could do with a smart phone is use the feature that takes voice commands, where you can say "Call Mom" and the phone does it. But you have to download it first, or turn it on and set it up if your phone has it already.

I don't like those kind of smart features because you have to turn on *location*, which automatically tracks your phone. Might be kind of paranoidy, but that creeps me out.

I don't use GPS on my phone, either. Or the internet, for that matter. I just use my phone like a phone that can send text messages. And if I ever get lost, I use my head.

 

[ArnoldC]

Not all that long ago Russia went back to using manual typewriters for its highly classified intel. Found both the internet and intranet wanting as far as info/intel security was concerned. Less likely to be compromised by an outside source.

I recall late 1980's having to check all the ribbon typewriters in my section were removed and placed in classified safes.

Remember seeing a news article on someone here in the Houston metro area restoring and re-selling old typewriters. Apparently, there is a market. Good thing about typewriters over a computer document program. A typewriter forces one to be deliberate about the words and phrases used. Mistakes and errors are a bit more difficult to correct.