A typewriter is a hand operated printer. It has several advantages as well as disadvantages. They are given below:
Advantages:
The stuff you have typed is permanent and cannot be deleted just because you pressed the wrong button like when typing in a computer.
Produces legible written documents
No power supply needed
Instant printout
As it uses reusable ribbon it is very economical to use
It does not cause eyestrain even if you use it for several hours
Disadvantages:
If you make a typing mistake you would have to use tippex to remove the mistake instead of just pressing backspace as in a computer
Do not provide facility of emailing or of using the internet so that the document has to be hand delivered or mailed
No graphics can be included
paper has to be usually manually inserted
Only possible to create one copy at a time
Advantages:
The stuff you have typed is permanent and cannot be deleted just because you pressed the wrong button like when typing in a computer.
Produces legible written documents
No power supply needed
Instant printout
As it uses reusable ribbon it is very economical to use
It does not cause eyestrain even if you use it for several hours
Disadvantages:
If you make a typing mistake you would have to use tippex to remove the mistake instead of just pressing backspace as in a computer
Do not provide facility of emailing or of using the internet so that the document has to be hand delivered or mailed
No graphics can be included
paper has to be usually manually inserted
Only possible to create one copy at a time
