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Comparing Typewriters and Computers: A Journey Through Time

This document explores the fascinating evolution of typewriters and computers, delving into their looks, sizes, similarities, and differences. Typewriters, once vital for word processing, lack screens and are primarily mechanical, while computers feature monitors and diverse functionalities such as gaming and web browsing. The text highlights the dimensions of both devices, noting that typewriters were approximately 72 inches in area compared to computers' 144 inches. Concluding with the significant impact of the typewriter on modern computing, this analysis provides valuable insights into how these tools shaped communication.

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Comparing Typewriters and Computers: A Journey Through Time

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  1. Typewriters! By: Heather Jaynes

  2. Table of contents • The looks and size of typewriters! • The looks and size of computers! • What's alike and different! • Conclusion! • Bibliography!

  3. The looks of typewriters. • Typewriters have no monitor or screen. • Keys were attached by string to the body of the typewriter. • The typewriter had a foot pedal that you needed to push to type.

  4. The size of typewriters. • Typewriters were nearly 72 inches in area. • Some typewriters were about 4 of a typical humans hand. 6 in. 12 in.

  5. The looks of computers. • Computers have monitors to see what your doing. • Computers are not really many different colors.

  6. The size of computers. • Computers are about 144 inches. • Some computers are portable. (like ipads, kindle fires, and more.) 12 in 12 in.

  7. What's alike and different. Alike Different Computers are used for games, web browsing, and file transfers. Typewriters jam. • Both are used for word processing. • Both are mechanical.

  8. Conclusion!!! • The typewriter contributed to the computer. • Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter. • Without the typewriter we would have no computers today.

  9. Bibliography Driscoll, Dan and James Zigarell The Inventers Times. NewYork: Tangerine Press, 2002. Grover, Sam “ likeness and difference of computers and typewriters.” Ehow. 1999. May 9, 2013. http://www.ehow.co.uk Schonberg, Marcia. I is for Idea. Missouri: Sleeping Bear Press, 2008.

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