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Explains the AEG Mignon typewriter with no keyboard using a pointer and lever system

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Before computers existed, someone invented a typewriter with no keyboard. This is the AEG Mignon, a bizarre machine from the early 1900s that looked more like a scientific instrument than a writing device. Instead of pressing keys, the user moved a pointer to each letter, then pulled a lever to print it onto paper. At the time, this was considered futuristic technology because it could fit more characters into a smaller machine than many traditional typewriters. But there was one problem it was painfully slow. While normal keyboards became faster and more practical, this strange invention slowly disappeared from history. Still, many collectors today consider it one of the most beautiful and innovative typewriters ever made. #typewriters #vintagetechnology #technique #innovation #rare #machine #technique #education #facts
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