| Many people consider typewriters to be as obsolete | | | | diminishing. |
| as eight-track tapes and parenting advice from | | | | For students, employees, writers, self-employed |
| Brittany Spears. However, typewriters, as | | | | entrepreneurs, and stay-at-home parents who either |
| old-fashioned as they may seem, still have a place in | | | | can't afford a computer or have access to one |
| the office. | | | | elsewhere, a typewriter is an excellent alternative. The |
| Typewriters are less expensive now than when they | | | | writer's typing and grammar skills improve because |
| were common. And because it's not practical to | | | | using a typewriter is more actively cognitive than a |
| include a high-clarity scanner with every office | | | | computer. Typewriter manufacturers continue to |
| employee's desktop, a typewriter can be invaluable. | | | | produce lighter and more advanced machines. |
| There are certain documents that must be typed but | | | | Electronic and digital features along with greater |
| can't be done on a computer. Permits, forms, | | | | memory capacity consistently add to the typewriter's |
| applications, and government and legal documents all | | | | appeal. |
| appear far more professional when they're typed than | | | | I'm not suggesting that typewriters are making a |
| when they're handwritten by anyone's print. | | | | comeback; that would be ridiculous. I can't picture |
| Demonstrating familiarity with a typewriter is always an | | | | anyone throwing away their desktop and substituting it |
| incentive for employers looking to hire office workers | | | | with nineteenth-century technology, but for many |
| because there may come a time when they need to | | | | individuals and businesses, suggesting they throw |
| use one, and the number of qualified operators is | | | | away their typewriter is an equally ridiculous assertion. |