
It must have been something, beating on the keys of an old fashioned typewriter all day long, hearing that ding and shoving the mechanism back.
Yes, it is something. A complete and total pain in the ass. Having achieved the high honor of getting a D (+) from Miss Davis, my typing teacher in 9th, who was utterly dismayed that I might not achieve a secretarial job after high school because of my inability to avoid looking at my fingers while I type (a nasty habit I still confess to indulging in from time to time, and my inability to get beyond 60 wpm, and having spent many hours typing papers on a mechanical typewriter, I was one of the early adopters of word processing technology, writing my PhD dissertation on an Apple II+ computer, and printing it out to the exacting specifications of the nasty women in the grad school office. I have no nostalgia for typewriters (although, we may still have one stashed somewhere, hoping for Mike and Frank to drop by and take off our hands for a few cents.
It is a mechanical USB keyboard from game developer Brian Min. The design and feel is obviously inspired by vintage typewriters.This 84-key keyboard really is quite lovely, sporting that old time look mixed with a modern low profile, and since it uses high quality Cherry MX Blue mechanical switches, it should have a wonderfully clicky sound when used.A totally annoying sound:
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