A typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc

If you want a produced, slick, expensive version of this:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;getfreewrite.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;getfreewrite.com&#x2F;</a><p>(I am not affiliated but I am an owner of one).

Shades of the Soviet Union&#x27;s method for spying on the US Embassy&#x27;s Selectric typewriters: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;about&#x2F;cryptologic-heritage&#x2F;historical-figures-publications&#x2F;publications&#x2F;assets&#x2F;files&#x2F;gunman-project&#x2F;Learning_From_the_Enemy_The_GUNMAN_Project.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nsa.gov&#x2F;about&#x2F;cryptologic-heritage&#x2F;historical-fi...</a>

I remember someone also rigged up a mechanical typewriter to run vim <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.qqrs.us&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;03&#x2F;vim-on-a-mechanical-typewriter&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.qqrs.us&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;03&#x2F;vim-on-a-mechanical-type...</a>

Coolest thing I&#x27;ve seen on HN in ages, thanks for sharing

There are kits to retrofit (pun intended?) usb or bt keyboard functionality into mechanical typewriters[1], though judging by the prices they charge for the finished product, it must be fairly involved...<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usbtypewriter.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;easy-conversion-kit" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.usbtypewriter.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;easy-conversion-kit</a>

ooh, fun exfiltration device. can you minituarise it?