Typewriter

April 1, 2016

I have always admired the famed cartoon typewriter from a certain very popular educational children’s television program. This comic is an ode to that particular typewriter whose relevance in the modern day office environment has been significantly diminished in favour of word processors on computers. I can only assume that in today’s job market anthropomorphic typewriters have a difficult time getting meaningful work in their primary field of expertise. Norton appears to recognize this hardship and provides an opportunity for one such typewriter to practice its craft.

Although not stated, Norton’s willingness to embrace a typewriter to assist with his letter writing needs probably stems from his frustration with the inexplicable software crashes he encounters in the recent versions of a popular word processing software. Plus the “ribbon” interface in the recent software probably leaves him frustrated because it not only replaced the drop down menus but rearranged the location of a lot of the commands that he liked to use and now he has a hard time finding them in the new “ribbon” environment. Not that I have any of those issues, but I’m just saying…