Comments on: The Kowal Portable Typewriter and Adding Machine

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:22:08 +0000

I downloaded a picture from istockphoto.com and used that. Then printed them on special stickers. I’ve since done another project where I printed them onto regular sticker paper. I think you could do it on anything, really.

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:15:00 +0000

Beautiful Artwork! I would like to make the paper keys to decorate scrapbooks with…in the process of that, did you just take a pic. of an actual old key and then print it onto cardstock?

By: Giraud

Giraud — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:47 +0000

Mary!

What a surprise! This is Elaine in Portland, Matt’s wife. I was just doing some crafty surfing and came upon this. You are indeed a crafty goddess. I can’t wait to tell Matt. How are you and Rob? Are sound and wine still part of your life? Matt was interviewed on a local podcast that aired last night. We went to a listening party on NE Williams. Every time I see sound-challenged visuals or beautiful puppetry, I think of you guys.

I hope you are both well!

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Blog InfoWester » » Um notebook, por assim dizer, clÃ¡ssico! — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:31:22 +0000

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By: Haz un teclado retro para tu portÃ¡til « No puedo creer que lo hayan inventado…

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:02:21 +0000

[...] sí, se puede, y de hecho Mary Robinette Kowal lo he hecho y explica en su página como, aunque lo básico es cambiar las teclas originales por otras inspiradas en una [...]

By: Una modifica al laptop e assomiglia a una macchina per scrivere | Ilgenio.com

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:38:26 +0000

[...] Remington e Ox-blood red Smith-Corona. Con poche e semplici procedure, che spiega dettagliatamente nel suo sito, ha effettuato un modding donando un aspetto vintage al suo [...]

By: corvidophile

corvidophile — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:59:22 +0000

that has got to be one of the coolest things ever. i adore old typewriters and found it to be a wonderful idea!

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:06:26 +0000

Nick: Soon. I’m hoping by the end of the month.

Geof: Thank you for following the trail of breadcrumbs back here.

By: geof

geof — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:59:35 +0000

hello,
i followed a link from a link and found your creation – it’s beautiful and inspiring and, most delightfully, achievable.
thankyou for sharing,
geof

By: nick

nick — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:34:23 +0000

Hello Mary. I keep checking back on this page ever couple weeks since finding it through boingboing. If you do decide to sell this as a kit or service please give me a yell.
Regards.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:56:28 +0000

Gah! I have got to post the finished images. I’ve done the spacebar since then.

By: onlyocelot

onlyocelot — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:18:03 +0000

You’ve had a re-linking on MAKE blog again, under the heading Typewriter Art. Yours is the last “related” picture and link, and it still looks as great as ever!

By: Steve Krause’s Unofficial Blog » Blog Archive » Super-duper cool iBook Mod

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:43:39 +0000

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By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:03:05 +0000

Thank you! I’m actually hoping to do that, but need to work out a few things first.

By: Celia

Celia — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:11:24 +0000

Wow! You should sell this as a kit! I’d buy it.

By: Old Fashion Laptop by LAPTOPGRAM

Old Fashion Laptop by LAPTOPGRAM — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:29:31 +0000

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By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:04:10 +0000

boocat: Give me another month to get some bugs worked out and I might be offering to do this mod for people.

By: boocat

boocat — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:55:20 +0000

I saw your wonderful laptop on Brass Goggles, the Steampunk site. Wish I could buy one!

By: Polka Dot Creations » Blog Archive » Geekitivity

Polka Dot Creations » Blog Archive » Geekitivity — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:41:53 +0000

[...] to skip ahead to the next paragraph Neil took this picture at Readercon, of his colleague Mary’s computer. I wish I had seen it in person. She used stickers to create the look of a vintage [...]

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:50:12 +0000

Ivan: Thank you.

-d-: You can turn the sound off on the control panel for it.

By: -d-

-d- — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:19:25 +0000

The clock is pretty, but it drives me crazy because it has a second hand that acts like it is out of a different clock – one with a balance wheel instead of a pendulum. Also, there are some axles that look like they are running right through a gear. The escapement is well done though. Just turn off the sound so you donâ€™t notice the two different rates of ticking.

By: Furballs

Furballs — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:04:37 +0000

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By: ivan

ivan — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:12:54 +0000

in that case i’m sorry …

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:11:41 +0000

I do recognize the text messaging form, however, that does not mean they are correctly spelled. “U” is a letter. “You” is a word.

I’m a writer and like antiquities. I do not ask for much.

By: ivan

ivan — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:58:36 +0000

sorry … didn’t notice … and by the way .. my words were in their short forms … if u didn’t know …

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:25:47 +0000

Ivan: I answered that question multiple times in the comments. I've also gone back and added it to the original post. Finally, please learn to spell.

By: Serial Mapper

Serial Mapper — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:10:27 +0000

Vintage…

Edwin Tofslie designer et directeur artistique propose la frise ci dessous qui permet d’embrasser d’un seul coup d’oeil toute la production Apple depuis 1976. C’est une preuve de plus que des mises en scÃ¨ne trÃ¨s simple peuvent parfaitement …

By: ivan

ivan — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:23:03 +0000

can u give me at least a title for the laptop background?

By: ivan

ivan — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:06:59 +0000

on the laptop … dat is …

By: ivan

ivan — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:06:13 +0000

nice background dare …. ware did u get it?

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:25:59 +0000

Geoffrey: It was so nice to meet you at Readercon too. Hope all is well with you.

Amy: Thank you!

Jonquil: Actually… I will (hopefully) be starting to take orders in August.

Abizar: You know, I looked everywhere for those, because I remembered seeing them. I finally gave up, in part because I realized that a computer keyboard has more and different keys than a typewriter.

By: Abizar

Abizar — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:45:16 +0000

WalMart has a great collection of plastic stickers/tags that look like old keyboard keys. Usually in the crafts section.

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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:54:51 +0000

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By: Jonquil

Jonquil — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:58:21 +0000

That’s amazingly beautiful. Do you take orders? *g*

By: Graphic Arts Monthly Blogs » Blog Archive » Schtickers turn laptops to typewriters

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:40:44 +0000

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By: MAKE: Blog

MAKE: Blog — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:38:15 +0000

Typewriter keyboard…

Here’s a good tutorial on retro-izing a keyboard using some clever photography and sticker making… Link…….

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Miscellany of a Cheshire Cat » Tuesday Open Tab Round-up! — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:58:35 +0000

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Retro Chic · Craft Gossip :: Craft Blog Network — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:58:33 +0000

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By: amy

amy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:32:23 +0000

oh my gosh, happened upon this and it’s amazing!!!

By: Shiny Shiny

Shiny Shiny — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:33:45 +0000

Steampunk mod your laptop into a vintage typewriter…

Mary Robinette Kowal wanted her laptop to resemble “a blending of an early Royal, a Remington and a Ox-blood red Smith-Corona” so she got her heavy duty stickers and felt pens out……

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General Discussion discussion - Page 49 - Volconvo Debate Forums — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:26:06 +0000

[...] This is friggin’ awesome. I wish I had the talent and patience to replicate it. There’s a better picture of it on BoingBoing. The RadicalAtheist The Forum Rules I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. – Robert McCloskey [...]

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:06:40 +0000

Yay, you’re back up. It was lovely to meet you and see your delightful machine at ReaderCon.

Cheers,
Geoffrey

By: Tech Digest

Tech Digest — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:40:48 +0000

A modded laptop to bash out your softcore romantic fantasies on…

Boing Boing is quickly pioneering a name for itself in the steampunk/electronics mod department, to the point where I think they could quite possibly branch out and create a whole new blog for the basement-dwelling masses.

Their latest feature is of …

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Finger Food (3) « 88 Days — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:58:36 +0000

[...] this is just nice to look at!! Ol’ times.. beware MacBook!!! …joking.. buying one sparkling white MacBook [...]

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:14:58 +0000

dementia, Mitchell, and Matthew: I’m glad you like it. Wait until it’s actually finished!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:57:51 +0000

What a wonderful idea. Gives a lot more personality to the computing experience. Tempted to do the same to my powerbook.

By: Mitchell L.

Mitchell L. — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:34:46 +0000

Hi I really like your Modded Laptop.I was on a laptop buying spree this week and I saw your laptop on engadget. My dad said I could only buy about 10 laptops this week but I with some begging I got him to spend about 38.5k on that laptop you have there (or a laptop you modified like a typewriter) Email me.
-MITCH

By: ADBDAT » Laptop typewriter mod

ADBDAT » Laptop typewriter mod — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:25:18 +0000

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By: dementia

dementia — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:00:13 +0000

This is brilliant! I wish I can do the same