>the current increase points to an affection for the mechanical amid a digital age. >the device once considered the essential business machine was reborn as a

>the current increase points to an affection for the mechanical amid a digital age. >the device once considered the essential business machine was reborn as a creative tool far removed from the drudgery of work. The typewriter has acquired a touch of magic. These 2 lines jive with my fondness for (really stiff) mechanical keyboards: I learned to touch type on manual typewriters. The feel and sound of a good mechanical brings back some of the 'magic' from when I was just starting out.