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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 6, 2012 18:12:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2012 18:33:13 GMT -5
In fact, just last year, the city signed a $982,269 contract with New Jersey-based Swintec for the purchase of thousands of new manual and electric typewriters over the next three years -- some of which retail for as much as $649 apiece. And last month, the city signed a $99,570 deal with Afax Business Machines in Manhattan for the maintenance of its existing Brother, Panasonic and IBM Selectric typewriters. Wow I didn't know that they were really still making typewriters. I thought that they had totally been replaced by computers. I wonder how much NY spent on buggy whips last year? From what I've heard it does make sense that the contract was with a company in NJ (my SIL lives there & tells me about it). I've heard that you can get any kind of contract you want filled in NJ. They aim to please.
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Post by sesfw on Feb 6, 2012 18:36:48 GMT -5
Took a friend to the dentist today and that office still uses a typewriter for small stuff. Individual labels and envelopes and such. Still a valid use for them. Typewriters also can't be hacked into, especially if the ribbon is destroyed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2012 18:43:47 GMT -5
NYC is sending $1million to NJ. isn't there a typewriter manufacturer in NYC??
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Post by Don Perignon on Feb 6, 2012 18:56:39 GMT -5
Records, documents and correspondence created with computer word processors can be traced (and even altered- by those with administrative privileges and few scruples). Also, in the event of infrastructure failure and/or disruption, whether it be from natural disaster or sabotage, NYC will have a backup in place... all for a measly million! Legible Documentation can be done with a manual typewriter even when there is no power supply.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 6, 2012 19:16:29 GMT -5
I don't know if the NYC police department is still using those typewriters mentioned in the OP but the article is from July, 2009.
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Post by mmhmm on Feb 6, 2012 19:17:42 GMT -5
Heh. P&M, where old news becomes current! ;D
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 6, 2012 19:19:10 GMT -5
Heh. P&M, where old news becomes current! ;D Again and again.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 6, 2012 19:48:53 GMT -5
In Arizona if you declare bankruptcy, by law you get to keep a gun, a year of provisions and a typewriter.
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Post by gavinsnana on Feb 6, 2012 20:48:14 GMT -5
Didn't know there were still typewriters around.. ;D
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Post by Empire the P.A. on Feb 6, 2012 21:55:22 GMT -5
Those electric typewriters are a pain to use and and the correction tape is of no use because the forms that need filling out are usually in quadruplicate so if you make a mistake the copies underneath look a mess. I've spent countless hours cursing over the typewriter filling out forms for the police department. And good luck finding one that works right.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 6, 2012 23:18:10 GMT -5
NYC is sending $1million to NJ. isn't there a typewriter manufacturer in NYC?? Oh! Good point!
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 6, 2012 23:21:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2012 23:28:19 GMT -5
I know a girl that makes jewelry from typewriter keys. It's cute.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 7, 2012 14:55:46 GMT -5
I know a girl that makes jewelry from typewriter keys. It's cute. Can you get me some "PBP" typewriter bling?
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Post by fairlycrazy23 on Feb 7, 2012 15:24:28 GMT -5
Records, documents and correspondence created with computer word processors can be traced (and even altered- by those with administrative privileges and few scruples). Also, in the event of infrastructure failure and/or disruption, whether it be from natural disaster or sabotage, NYC will have a backup in place... all for a measly million! Legible Documentation can be done with a manual typewriter even when there is no power supply. Just because a document is created on a computer doesn't mean it is persistent, it could be simply not be saved and then there would be no record, but I would think it would be preferable to have a record. And if the power was out, i think paperwork would be the last thing on there mind. I can't think of any legitimate reason to not use computers for all there paper work.
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Post by gavinsnana on Feb 7, 2012 15:25:48 GMT -5
I know a girl that makes jewelry from typewriter keys. It's cute. LOL.. Now that is creative! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 15:56:29 GMT -5
"The contract is for typewriters, which are primarily used to complete carbon-copy forms that are not computerized," Julianne Cho said.
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Post by ugonow on Feb 7, 2012 16:10:23 GMT -5
If the reasoning is so the dept can function in case of an emergency, nothing wrong.If the purchase was because some dinosours in the department still refuse to have anything to do with one, time to bring in new blood.
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Post by ugonow on Feb 7, 2012 16:15:48 GMT -5
This might explain it.The devil is always in the details--- www.minyanville.com/dailyfeed/2011/04/25/contrary-to-reports-typewriter-industry/ One of Swintec's most robust markets? Prisons. “We have contracts with correctional facilities in 43 states to supply clear typewriters for inmates so they can’t hide contraband inside them,” Michael explained back in January. “We even make clear cassette ribbons for them." Swintec makes slightly different typewriters for different facilities, depending on an institution’s specific regulations. The 2416DM CC models come in six versions, all with different memory capacities: 4K, 7K, 16K, 32K, 64K, and 128K, with 4K storing about 4,000 characters (the average business letter comes in at around 2,000). New York State permits inmates 7K of memory, Washington State allows 64K, and Michigan lets prisoners have 128K machines. For the most restrictive institutions, Swintec manufactures typewriters with no memory at all. So, what does the future hold for typewriters? Will the industry be able to hang on in the face of ever-more rapid technological change? A fellow at New York City’s Afax Office Machines who gave his name as “Mariusz” thinks so. “I don’t think typewriters will ever disappear, I don’t see them going out anytime soon,” he said. Read more: www.minyanville.com/dailyfeed/2011/04/25/contrary-to-reports-typewriter-industry/#ixzz1ljWPBsVF
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Post by fairlycrazy23 on Feb 7, 2012 16:16:07 GMT -5
They said they had some mechanical typewriters, but I don't think being able to do paper work during a black out is a sufficient reason, and the hacking part isn't a very good reason either. Why wouldn't the carbon forms be computerized by now, I would be interested to know how many other organizations still use typewriters
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Feb 7, 2012 16:37:07 GMT -5
Records, documents and correspondence created with computer word processors can be traced (and even altered- by those with administrative privileges and few scruples). Also, in the event of infrastructure failure and/or disruption, whether it be from natural disaster or sabotage, NYC will have a backup in place... all for a measly million! Legible Documentation can be done with a manual typewriter even when there is no power supply. Just because a document is created on a computer doesn't mean it is persistent, it could be simply not be saved and then there would be no record, but I would think it would be preferable to have a record. And if the power was out, i think paperwork would be the last thing on there mind. I can't think of any legitimate reason to not use computers for all there paper work. Exactly. I'm a catastrophe claims adjuster- trust me when I tell you that hard-copy / paper records are THE most vulnerable records that exist. Properly managed electronic records are far more secure.
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Post by fairlycrazy23 on Feb 7, 2012 18:49:31 GMT -5
This might explain it.The devil is always in the details--- www.minyanville.com/dailyfeed/2011/04/25/contrary-to-reports-typewriter-industry/ One of Swintec's most robust markets? Prisons. “We have contracts with correctional facilities in 43 states to supply clear typewriters for inmates so they can’t hide contraband inside them,” Michael explained back in January. “We even make clear cassette ribbons for them." Swintec makes slightly different typewriters for different facilities, depending on an institution’s specific regulations. The 2416DM CC models come in six versions, all with different memory capacities: 4K, 7K, 16K, 32K, 64K, and 128K, with 4K storing about 4,000 characters (the average business letter comes in at around 2,000). New York State permits inmates 7K of memory, Washington State allows 64K, and Michigan lets prisoners have 128K machines. For the most restrictive institutions, Swintec manufactures typewriters with no memory at all. So, what does the future hold for typewriters? Will the industry be able to hang on in the face of ever-more rapid technological change? A fellow at New York City’s Afax Office Machines who gave his name as “Mariusz” thinks so. “I don’t think typewriters will ever disappear, I don’t see them going out anytime soon,” he said. Read more: www.minyanville.com/dailyfeed/2011/04/25/contrary-to-reports-typewriter-industry/#ixzz1ljWPBsVFI don't see why a computer wouldn't be a better solution in this case as well. It would be multifunctional, inmates could even send and receive email.
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Post by Malarky on Feb 7, 2012 18:53:11 GMT -5
I wish I still had my typewriter for addressing the rare and random envelope. I never had to worry about whether it was lined up correctly or not.
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Post by handyman2 on Feb 7, 2012 19:12:37 GMT -5
Well I guess the positive is that you cannot hack into a type writer.
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Post by zipity on Feb 7, 2012 22:02:51 GMT -5
I can't think of any legitimate reason to not use computers for all there paper work.
I can tell you exactly why they continue to use typewriters, watch this 2 minute video and you'll understand also.
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Post by pepper112765 on Feb 8, 2012 17:40:32 GMT -5
Because they DON'T WANT INMATES to have computers. The opportunities for fraud, stalking, harassment and so forth are endless. Good god, no email. Prisoners have email.... well the federal ones do. www.Corrlinks.com
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Post by formerexpat on Feb 8, 2012 22:33:30 GMT -5
Where do people go for their news if they're digging up articles from 2009???
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Post by dumdeedoe on Feb 9, 2012 0:26:26 GMT -5
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Post by Mkitty is pro kitty on Feb 9, 2012 0:51:42 GMT -5
I bet productivity would go up because nobody can goof of on the internet.
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