> I use an electric typewriter. Nothing beats it for creative writing

There's another use case for typewriters that computer still aren't very good at: filling out forms. I haven't bought one yet but I can definitely see why some companies still use them to fill out pre-printed forms.

I grew up with word processors, but I still kept an electric typewriter handy for filling out paper forms. It was a pain to align the print head with fields on paper, and erasing was a chore if I had to go back than the machine's 5 word buffer would allow. But it still looked better than my handwriting would have.

I kinda miss having it around. But on the plus side, my handwriting's a lot better these days -- and most forms come in PDF format now, anyway.

Form Field PDF's, when made available, are pretty slick.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040ez.pdf

And the problem’s not only technical—it’s only been recently that companies have started accepting digitally filled & signed forms.

Can you remember the name of the store? Sounds like a great place to check out.

Gramercy Typewriter. I just had a 1920's Underwood refurbished there. Tiny, tiny place on the fourth floor of a nondescript building across the street from the flatiron building.

There's really not much to check out, but they really love to talk typewriters.

Edit: Oops. realized you were talking about store in Toronto. Oh well.

Quickly addressing an envelope is another thing I still use them for.

I feel the same way. It's why I use pen & paper.