For DUers under 30: What is this?

[Brigid]

[taterguy]

1. World War II Enigma coding machine

[CrownPrinceBandar]

2. Steampunk computer

[Orsino]

11. The coal chute is on the right side, not visible in this photo. n/t

[jobycom]

34. HA!

:rofl:

[Xithras]

52. I really wish someone sold them.

I've always thought the whole steampunk movement was really cool, but have neither the time or tools to build one myself.

[Ikonoklast]

3. Linotype machine.

Used to be used in printing a thing called a 'newspaper'? whatever that is.

[rug]

4. Dictaphone.

[LeftyMom]

5. It's a project.

I prefer old sewing machines myself, but old typewriters are fun to fix up too.

[Aristus]

6. An analog keyboard.

With scrolling, tab, and manual page formatting functions. B-)

Sorry, I'm 40... :P

[tekisui]

7. A requirement to learn to spell.

[sarge43]

8. An instrument of torture. n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

19. oh ya got that right , ITS A CARPAL TUNNEL MACHINE

Typing on one..for hours... you got strong fingers... and lots of pain.

[sarge43]

39. I typed morning reports on those things

The horror ......... the horr...

[LeftyFingerPop]

9. A sandwich.

[BlooInBloo]

10. The reason the qwerty layout exists.

[Duer 157099]

45. Best answer!

:thumbsup:

[Orsino]

12. A linear word processor. n/t

[JonLP24]

13. A typewriter

I can't give you a make or model but it looks much older then 30 years.

Edit: It's obviously an Underwood typewriter.

[Eyerish]

14. One of my favorite sesame street charaters..

[CrownPrinceBandar]

15. I remember that guy!...........

There's a bunch of typewriter guy stuff at YouTube. I just found a bunch of old Sesame St. stuff I haven't seen since my childhood.

[Crabby Appleton]

16. I'm over 30

Here's mine - a 1921 Remington Standard No. 10. This model was produced from 1908 through 1921 and was a great advance over previous typewriters in that it has "visible" type; the keys strike the front of the platen rather than on the bottom - state of the art for 1908. Everything works on it. It lacks a @ symbol so you can't use it to send email. It also doesn't have an exclamation point symbol (nor a 1, use lowercase L instead) - to make ! you type a single quote ' then backspace and type a period - makes it harder to type !!11!! The red keys at the top of the keyboard are tab keys.

[NoPasaran]

17. Here's mine

Same model, but this dates to 1909. And typing on it is a very manly experience.

[Crabby Appleton]

18. Manly indeed - specially the shift key

takes some real hand strength to use it, not for wimps.

[Odin2005]

23. Wow, I see the keyboard terminology hasn't changed in a long time, LOL.

Pretty typewriter!

[gmoney]

20. a blunt instrument

with the keys re-arranged a bit...

[BlueIris]

21. Look good. Can me eat that for dinner?

Why not? I are in need of calories.

[Odin2005]

22. A typewriter with an upside-down R key and a missing H key.

[BuelahWitch]

25. When you type Republican, will the "R" be upside down?

Think of the heads that would explode! :rofl:

[Chellee]

36. It's the Y that's missing.

The H is in the wrong spot. So is the G for that matter.

[Joe the Liberal]

24. A fossil of some kind.....

looks to be from the Jurassic period or the Cretaceous, it's a little hard to tell.

[Lethe]

26. Here's another one: DUers under 30 what is this and what is it used for?

[backscatter712]

28. I'm 36, so I don't want to give it away, but yes, I know exactly what that device is & does.

Let's see if any of the whipper-snappers know...

[jobycom]

35. I'm 44 and have no idea.

I would guess randomly a stapler, a whole punch, or a light rheostat. :shrug:

[Lethe]

38. you're close

this device has one specific task.

it is "technolgy" related.

[armyowalgreens]

40. I'm 20. This is a blind guess, but I'm going to say hole puncher.

[backscatter712]

43. What kind of hole does it punch?

There is a specific purpose for this device...

[Duer 157099]

44. Stapleless stapler?

Otherwise known as a paper-stick-togetherer

[backscatter712]

46. Nope.

Should we drop another hint?

[Lethe]

48. it's a 5.25 floppy disk notcher

back in the day the only way to write to a 5.25 disk was to notch it. If it didn't have a little rectangular section cut out, you couldn't save your game to the disk, etc.

you could definitely do the deed with a knife, but the best solution was to buy a little disk notcher.

[backscatter712]

57. DING-DING-DING!!!

Back in the day, we used this tool to turn single-sided floppies into "flippies" - put a write-protect notch on the other side so I could flip the disk over and put data on the other side.

[Xithras]

54. I had a disk notcher, and didn't recognize it.

Mine was big, black, and made of some sort of iron.

[Critters2]

27. I can't believe I used to type term papers on one of those.

A slightly more recent model, but basically the same technology.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

29. Medieval name generator?

[backscatter712]

30. An archaic data storage device.

It worked by depositing pigment in patterns on sheets of bleached wood pulp.

How quaint.

[Sultana]

31. Some old rusty typewriter

[XemaSab]

32. $100 on Antiques Roadshow

:woohoo:

[mockmonkey]

33. easy

Depending on the setting you put dough in it and make pizzas or pie crusts. Also works good for wringing out your laundry.:crazy: :silly: :wtf:

Bonus: You can use it to dye your fingers!

[Monk06]

37. It's a keyboard that eliminates the need for a computer and a printer. n/t

[JonLP24]

41. BTW, I know why there is no '1' key

Something I learned on Pawn Stars. From what I remember it was to reduce manufacturing costs and some other reasons and people used the lower case 'l' key to make up for it. Same thing with an uppercase 'O' for 'O'.

[tabbycat31]

42. it's a typewriter

my grandfather still uses one (he is very anti-technology and literally threw a computer out the window)

[Lex]

47. I'm under 45 and I know what this is:

and this:

and even these:

[valerief]

49. It's something that eats ribbons. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

50. A robot's head!

That was easy.

Next...

[csziggy]

51. That is a new fangled version

I learned to type on one of these:


Mom still has it, It's a pretty cool machine, but easy to lock up if you type faster than about 25 words a minute.

[Curtland1015]

53. It IS wireless though...

WAY ahead of its time!

[Writer]

55. It's a torture device that breaks your fingers as you write to your grandma.

Has anyone ever typed with one of those things? One press of the key means your knuckle gets chewed off. The horror!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

56. I have one of these at home...

Learned to type on one just like it!