Typewriters make a comeback?
Apr-2009
I have recently bought a typewriter (on eBay of course), to try out my new theory of mine. Â I have opined before about letters being a successful medium for getting things done*. Â To recap, I think that in this world of cheap electronic information, letters are rare and subsequently their impact is greater. Â Also, a letter can not be deleted with the touch of a button like an email.
So as an extension to this theory I am going to see if the type written letter will produce an even greater response. Â Alternatively the receiver may just think I am mad!
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*Incidentially I did eventually get all my money back from eBay, Â but I had to resort to drastic measures. Â After being repeatedly ignored, I wrote a letter to the MD of eBay UK at his home address which got the ball rolling.
I should be pointed out that the said typewriter needed to have a bracket bent to make it work. Is this equivalent to rebooting or kicking a computer – discuss!
It also doesn’t have an active spell checker 🙁