USB keyboard from an old typewriter

A little more than a year ago , the last typewriter factory in the world stopped working . The whole epoch has ended, and these devices now have historical rather than practical significance. However, the old typewriter can still be useful in business. Using the USB typewriter kit , almost any mechanical typewriter can be turned into a USB keyboard and connected to a computer or tablet. At the same time, she will still be able to print on paper, so that you can turn off the monitor for complete immersion in a nostalgic atmosphere during printing. A tablet in general can be mounted on a carriage car. Instead of the “Enter” key, you will have to transfer the carriage manually.



The author of the project sells a finished typewriter with a USB interface for $ 800. A set of boards and components based on the Atmega168P microcontroller for self-assembly costs $ 75, and the most hardcore lovers of antiquity can do everything from scratch on their own by downloading an archive with software source codes . Here are the detailed assembly instructions and an example of modifying the Corona 4 typewriter.