Show HN: No Microsoft 365? Get your work done on my simulated typewriters
It faithfully simulates the physics of a 1926 hammer-style typewritter, a 1972 correcting IBM Selectric II, and a 1980 IBM DisplayWriter. You can even print out the documents to hand to your coworkers.
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Source account: It faithfully simulates the physics of a 1926 hammer-style typewritter, a 1972 correcting IBM Selectric II, and a 1980 IBM DisplayWriter. You can even print out the documents to hand to your coworkers.
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