Well, this wins points for creativity. Computer scientist Chris Gregg of Tufts University decided he wanted to turn his vintage, 1960s Smith Corona electric typewriter into a printer. It turned out to ...

There are cheaper and quicker ways of getting your hands on a printer — but hackers and makers will at least give credit to the creator of this music-playing printer/typewriter for its originality.

Chris Gregg has created a fantastic printer using a retro classic mechanical typewriter which can be used as a printer thanks to the power of the Arduino platform and a bag full of solenoids which ...

While we weren’t able to visit the Toronto Maker Faire this past weekend, a friend let us know about this great hack. A mechanized typewriter that types out tweets directed at the maker, @mschwanzer! ...

A geek named Chris Gregg wanted to convert an old-school typewriter to a printer that could be controlled by his computer. To start the project he laid hands on a Smith Corona electric typewriter from ...

This project is a conversion of a 1960 Smith Corona Sterling 12 electric typewriter into a printer using Arduino and a couple of solenoids. The project uses 48 push-type solenoids and placed into a ...

If you want to talk to a typewriter using something other than your fingers on the keys, you could do a lot worse than to pick up a specimen featuring a Centronics parallel port. That’s what happened ...

Modern computers can do an awful lot of things. You can write a novel, or read one. You can listen to music, compose music, or create a music video. And you can waste countless hours watching cat ...

Bottom line: Repurposing obsolete hardware is a popular pastime among the tech community, and the latest project from the YouTube channel Artillect is a fine example of what's possible when thinking ...

For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair ...

In 1964, Edward Skibba started Ace Machines, a typewriter / business machine shop that sells and repairs typewriters, copiers, printers and more. After 50 years in business, Ace continues to thrive in ...

A printer, keyboard, monitor and a typewriter valued together at $450 were reported stolen Wednesday from a restaurant in the 14 N 600 block of Illinois Highway 25 in unincorporated Dundee Township, ...