If so, using the appropriate tools we can convert it into a keyboard for our PC, provided that we want to remember that time, that we miss the sound of the keys hitting the car or if we are simply out of curiosity , even if they are not ergonomic keyboards.
The first thing we need to know, if we have not had the opportunity to use a typewriter, is how it works. The distance our finger travels when we press a key is much longer than on any keyboard since sufficient force must be applied for the mechanism to move. push the letter pressed on the ink ribbon to reflect it on the paper.
The contact point of all keys on a typewriter is the same. As we press each key, the machine moves one space to the right to reflect the next letter. To do this, perfect synchronization of the springs, springs and mechanisms that make up a typewriter is necessary.
Typewriter as PC keyboard
Obviously, the Control and Alt keys, in addition to the Windows key, are not accessible directly from the typewriter, so, if we want to use them, we will have to install additional buttons on the edge of the toolbar. space to always have at hand or in the lower frame of the typewriter. It is also necessary to place a sensor on the cart so that, when clicking on the screen, the Enter or Enter command is executed to move to the next line.
Taking all these considerations into account, we have two options for converting an old typewriter into one. keyboard for our PC. The first is to compare a kit already created and designed for different models of typewriters and the other is to create it ourselves.
Buy a kit
On the USB Trywriter website we can find a large number of kits to convert a typewriter into a keyboard. This kit, priced at $179, is available for the following model typewriters manufacturers and where, in addition, we can also choose a specific model:
- Olympiad
- Optima
- Olivetti
- Remington
- Royal
- Smith-Corona
- Tour/Sears
- Triumph/Alder
- Torpedo
- Undergrowth
Design the kit ourselves
Another option, if we find the kit that fits our typewriter model or if we are handy and know electronics, is to create the adaptation kit ourselves. Through this link we can find the circuit plans and all the mechanisms we will need to carry out the project. You will also find all the instructions necessary to mount it on different models of typewriters.
