Pros And Cons Of A Modern Day Typewriter

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Since the beginning of time everything continues to change, a very good example of this is everyday electronics. Take the computer for example, they used to not even exist. People would simply write a letter and send it by carrier, then someone came up with the idea of the typewriter, and this idea came about in the late 1860’s. Christopher Latham Sholes had followed the footprints of many great inventors and managed to get the very first patent on a typewriter, after that, as we all know, it just got better with time (ideafinder.com) Now my report is on modern day typewriters, however, I felt the need to set the table so to speak on how the idea came about. When the typewriter was finally massed produced, it was difficult to go into any …show more content…

When it comes to typewriters and computers of course like everything else there are pros and cons. One of the biggest differences of course is the price, typewriters of course cheaper by quite a margin. One of the cons is the noise, most typewriters, even the newest of modern day ones, do tend to make a lot of noise. A pro for a typewriter is the fact that it can not get a virus, however, on the other hand unless you keep your paper there is not any way to save your information unlike the computer that has the hard drive …show more content…

After that it was all downhill for the typewriter companies (about.com) Now for a little trivia fun facts I guess you could call it, although Christopher Sholes did invent the first typewriter he couldn’t wait for all the legalities to be done to market the device so he actually sold his rights for his patent to a gentleman named James Densmore who needed help so he went into the business with a gentleman named Philo Remington who was also the rifle maker guy (about.com) There have been many different changes with the typewriter mechanisms and even the paper that was used, the first one just had carbon paper which eliminated the need for a ribbon which meant that when you were done typing you kept a copy and then you could give a copy away or file it whichever you chose to do, then came the typewriter that had the ribbon paper and when the hammers went up they struck the ribbon to the paper to make its mark.

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