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Does the typewriter still occupy a place of significance in the workflow of the 21st century? This intriguing documentary surveys the history of the game-changing machine whose low-tech charms still hold incredible appeal for authors, journalists, teachers, repairmen, and others fighting to keep the mechanical marvel alive and well in contemporary society, and also includes looks at the QWERTY keyboards used by such renowned figures as Hemingway, Kerouac, Plath, Steinbeck, Updike, and Helen Keller. 60 min. Soundtrack: English.