Comments on: Emailing Typewriter http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/ Fresh hacks every day Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hackamy http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27430 hackamy Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:33:26 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27430 lol;ring ring get my type witer! lol;ring ring get my type witer!

]]> By: Michael http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27429 Michael Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:51:51 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27429 the answer is simple. why buy a special machine to transform it into an email just type it up on the type roghter and scan it enless you dont have a scanner then your stuffed! the answer is simple. why buy a special machine to transform it into an email just type it up on the type roghter and scan it enless you dont have a scanner then your stuffed!

]]> By: Credo http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27428 Credo Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:35:13 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27428 Too bad many of these mods are undocumented (how to build, sources, etc.) and it's even useless for the person it was designed for, since she can't read the answers, only send e-mails. And as it was noted on the site, she can't use the scrollbar, so can't read e-mails on computers either. Of course easier (without interesting hardware hack) would be for her a software package, which scans automatically the typed paper with a scanner, can OCR it, and send the e-mail automatically, and in reverse, print the incoming e-mails with some printer (of course heavy spamfilter would be needed). <br><br>I would be more interested in some inverse hacks (is there any?), to mod an electric typewriter to be a fast, simple (and cheap to refill) matrix printer. Probably the electronics and the custom driver wouldn't be an extremely big challenge, paper feed would be. Too bad many of these mods are undocumented (how to build, sources, etc.) and it’s even useless for the person it was designed for, since she can’t read the answers, only send e-mails. And as it was noted on the site, she can’t use the scrollbar, so can’t read e-mails on computers either. Of course easier (without interesting hardware hack) would be for her a software package, which scans automatically the typed paper with a scanner, can OCR it, and send the e-mail automatically, and in reverse, print the incoming e-mails with some printer (of course heavy spamfilter would be needed).

I would be more interested in some inverse hacks (is there any?), to mod an electric typewriter to be a fast, simple (and cheap to refill) matrix printer. Probably the electronics and the custom driver wouldn’t be an extremely big challenge, paper feed would be.

]]> By: Neagle http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27427 Neagle Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:20:31 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27427 I just do not understand those who can not adapt to using e mail. I know the governor of New Mexico does not even have a public e mail address and spends mega tax dollars on receiving/sorting through snail mail. Nifty teletype mod though. I just do not understand those who can not adapt to using e mail. I know the governor of New Mexico does not even have a public e mail address and spends mega tax dollars on receiving/sorting through snail mail. Nifty teletype mod though.

]]> By: Rodney Waggoner http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27426 Rodney Waggoner Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:37:04 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27426 that is such a great Idea. . Just think of all the grandparents that would be willing to send email with that. . . that is such a great Idea. . Just think of all the grandparents that would be willing to send email with that. . .

]]> By: Darkcobra http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27425 Darkcobra Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:29:37 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27425 Strange, but impressive. I too would like to see some more details on the conversion. For example, how does it detect the application of liquid paper? Strange, but impressive. I too would like to see some more details on the conversion. For example, how does it detect the application of liquid paper?

]]> By: steve http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27424 steve Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:45:44 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27424 grow up you lot its a load of twaddel grow up you lot its a load of twaddel

]]> By: kyle_s http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27423 kyle_s Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:02:45 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27423 my mom uses something similar. she has a typewriter and a service called celery. which turns her typed page into an email. <a href="http://www.mycelery.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mycelery.com</a>. she can receive messages too. my mom uses something similar. she has a typewriter and a service called celery. which turns her typed page into an email. http://www.mycelery.com. she can receive messages too.

]]> By: Greg Poole http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27422 Greg Poole Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:55:20 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27422 This is why I love this site! So many cool and interesting ideas! This is why I love this site! So many cool and interesting ideas!

]]> By: alkhaarj http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27421 alkhaarj Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:58:56 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27421 jweller: i was wondering the same thing.<br>It would be much more useful if the same "type-writer" could also "print-out" received emails. jweller: i was wondering the same thing.
It would be much more useful if the same “type-writer” could also “print-out” received emails.

]]> By: Garret Noble http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27420 Garret Noble Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:52:01 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27420 It would have been infinitely easier if they used an IBM Selectric typewriter. It already has a rs232 port on the back for usage as a teletype. All you would have to do is write the software. It would have been infinitely easier if they used an IBM Selectric typewriter. It already has a rs232 port on the back for usage as a teletype. All you would have to do is write the software.

]]> By: jweller http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27419 jweller Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:22:05 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27419 Neat idea but like a previous poster noted, hows it work? I'm also curious how a person is supposed to READ email. Neat idea but like a previous poster noted, hows it work? I’m also curious how a person is supposed to READ email.

]]> By: Colin http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27418 Colin Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:54:00 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27418 Very Cool. The rest of the site is pretty amusing... She has an interesting way of writing. Very Cool. The rest of the site is pretty amusing… She has an interesting way of writing.

]]> By: TJ http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27417 TJ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:36:46 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27417 So they invented a cordless teletype :-) So they invented a cordless teletype :-)

]]> By: Hellahulla http://hackaday.com/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-27416 Hellahulla Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:49:41 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2007/07/25/emailing-typewriter/#comment-27416 This is such a lovely project, totally useless to me, but nice nonetheless. I can't help but wish for more detail about the project though, as whats provided is pretty shallow. What if my mother wants one? This is such a lovely project, totally useless to me, but nice nonetheless. I can’t help but wish for more detail about the project though, as whats provided is pretty shallow. What if my mother wants one?

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