 SS Featured Writer Lovely Lady
Excelsior was excited and happy about his assignment to speak about the typewriter. He stood and faced the class.
"Hi, everyone, I am here to enlighten you on the history of the typewriter. the most important invention which ever occurred for muggle writers of all kinds. Muggles had long sought a way to make writing an easier task, in fact, the first patent for a typewriter was way back in 1714. The first actual typewriter as we would know it wasn't until 1874, though. Actually, we may not have known what it was if we had seen it, because early typewriters looked something like a cross between a loom an a jack in the box!
Not long after that, a revolution began and by 1878, typing was already being taught in school. The old manual typewriters weighed a ton, and they used a cloth ribbon which had to be changed frequently and had keys which struck the paper and got stuck a lot. In 1920 the first electric typewriter was invited, then in 1934 a company called IBM came into the picture. Now, some of you have probably heard of IBM, they were the company who invented the muggle computer, as well, one of the most important inventions in the muggle technology. IBM brought typewriters to the very pinnacle of excellence in 1961 with the invention of the greatest typewriter of all, the IBM Selectric. With the invention of the Daisy Wheel, typewriters no longer had keys which got stuck all the time, and the ribbon didn't have to be changed as much, nor was it made of cloth."
"And now, I would like to demonstrate some of these old typewriters." Excelsior wheeled up a huge cart and started to unload the machines onto the table. "Here is a very early typewriter, ooh, is it heavy! I wonder how the muggles ever managed this? Well, we'll just give it a try." Excelsior started to try and type on the old manual typewriter, his keystroke barely made an impact. "What? I know for a fact that some muggles were able to type 100 words a minute on these things! Owww!" Excelsior banged his hand on the key while trying to type, and now is dancing up and down in front of the class in pain!
"Oh well, enough of that. Let's see what we can do with the electric typewriter, that should be much easier," Excelsior says. Excelsior searches and has trouble figuring out how to use the electrical plug. He jumps back in shock when the typewriter comes to life with a loud noise! "Ehhh, what's this? I think it's alive!" Gingerly, he starts to type with the typewriter, using one finger.
"Wow, this thing really works!", Excelsior exclaims. "Would anyone like to give it a try? It's actually kind of fun! But gee, it would still be much easier if I could just use my wand!" He flicks his wand at the typewriter, causing it to type whole paragraphs of neatly spaced work. "Now, that's what I call typing!"
Excelsior says, "Thanks a lot, everyone," and takes a seat, nursing his sore finger. |