Last month, NPR asked listeners and readers and a Harvard professor what technologies have stuck around a little too long. "The typewriter keyboard for me is the one that is most amazing," said ...

Long ago, before the advent of cell phones and texting, typing was done with all 10 fingers — not just two thumbs. Those were the days of clackety machines of communication called typewriters. Those ...

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History | Updated: February 25, 2025 | Originally Published: May 3, 2013 The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate. Some argue it was created to prevent typewriter jams, ...

QWERTYFEST MKE is a 3-day festival, from Oct. 3-5, based around the origins of one of the first typewriters, which was patented in Milwaukee in 1868. This year marks a decade for this quirky ...

What does portability in a keyboard mean to you? For Hackaday’s own [Brian McEvoy], the image evokes that quintessential 80s instrument, the keytar. But those left-hand keys aren’t just for show — ...

Exactly 150 years ago, the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee. Thus, a weekend-long festival is in the works with music from Nineteen Thirteen, cemetery tours, workshops, presentations, brunches, a ...

Greenville Drive-In Outdoor Cinema is hosting the fourth annual QWERTY Typewriter and Letter Arts Festival starting through Sept. 19. The festival features virtual and in-person workshops and events ...

Calling all lovers of Milwaukee history, analog technology (including vinyl records and film cameras!), music, art, innovation and, of course, typewriters! QWERTYFEST MKE is your type of festival.

The typewriter smell — either you know it or you don't. A generation has passed since the ubiquitous clattering machines were the mainstays of every American office and the objects of adoration of ...

The QWERTY keyboard layout has been around since the 19th century. Aren't there other arrangements better fit for the computer age? They vary from... QWERTY Traveled From Typewriter To iPhone, But ...