12 votes

Ultimate Writer: An open digital typewriter

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  1. gpl
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    I would absolutely love something like this. My dream device would be an e-ink tablet similar to the reMarkable that you can dock in to a type-writer like dock to type longer documents. No...

    I would absolutely love something like this. My dream device would be an e-ink tablet similar to the reMarkable that you can dock in to a type-writer like dock to type longer documents. No internet connectivity except maybe file syncing. Running some linux distro.

    I'm excited to see the next iteration of this to see improvements on the case which is a bit of a sore sight right now. But overally this is a really cool project.

    5 votes
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    twisterghost
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    Just ordered a screen, hoping this turns out well! I think it'd be something fun to hack on to pass some time. I've been using an Alphasmart Neo 2 for digital typewriting which has been pretty...

    Just ordered a screen, hoping this turns out well! I think it'd be something fun to hack on to pass some time.

    I've been using an Alphasmart Neo 2 for digital typewriting which has been pretty fun. Its a $30 alternative to something like the Freewrite, which is several hundred.

    5 votes
    1. gpl
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      Be sure to update us if the build goes well!

      Be sure to update us if the build goes well!

      3 votes
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    Pistos
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    Minor irritant: Why is the "17/10/2018" post link just the same URL (/posts/ultimate-writer/)? How are people supposed to link to THIS particular post, and not the full feed of posts, which will...

    Minor irritant: Why is the "17/10/2018" post link just the same URL (/posts/ultimate-writer/)? How are people supposed to link to THIS particular post, and not the full feed of posts, which will make this one post disappear as new posts are posted?

    1. unknown user
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      I believe you're mistaken: the URL of the post links to the post itself, rather than (as one might assume from the slug) the series of separate posts under the tag ultimate-writer.

      I believe you're mistaken: the URL of the post links to the post itself, rather than (as one might assume from the slug) the series of separate posts under the tag ultimate-writer.