My first experience with a teletype machine was in college. It
   was really an old Line printer that was on its way to
   decomission, and I had already loved typewriters by that point
   (and typing in general).

   So I'd print ALL of my emails out... and whenever I could, and
   nobody was looking, I'd stand there and start typing as fast as
   I could. All uppercase - I liked not thinking about the Shift
   key. DEC I think.

   Your dream and mine came true I like how you said it, "all over
   technology ever since". It's true: I can never get enough - I
   also get my "revenge of the nerds" moment every once in a while
   when someone who would've mocked my interest in technology is
   instead the kind of person using the same type of technology
   that I was always into.

   I *did* get one of these though in a way. In 1993, I was into
   BBS's (hooking up to other ppls computers with my modem, sharing
   messages and pictures and... well, you know, Facebook)... and
   found a Texas Instruments "Silent 700" at a garage sale for $5.

   Brought it home, and hooked up to BBS's with the teletype
   machine _instead_ of my computer! it was so cool.

   I brought it over to a number of BBS friends' houses and showed
   it off whenever I could. Old tech always interested me; and the
   TI Silent 700 dated back to _before I was born_... so in 1993,
   it was awesome to see 20+ year old technology working!

   I still want my Steampunk computer. Typewriter keys, every
   letters gets printed as I type, but ALSO shows up here on
   Facebook or wherever I'm typing on the computer. [except
   passwords and things]

   I'd get my clickity click, instant gratification of typing,
   while *also* sharing with the Planet.

   [I've done it before with different equipment but I still want
   have it integrated where the typewriter portion is truly
   _classic_ typewriter]

   One day