Tuesday, April 03, 2007

The First Typewriter


The First Typewriter

It was called the "Sholes & Glidden Type Writer," and it was produced by the gunmakers E. Remington & Sons in Ilion, NY from 1874-1878. It was not a great success (not more than 5,000 were sold), but it founded a worldwide industry, and it brought mechanization to dreary, time-consuming office work.

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Same Old, Same Old (Old Project Greenlight News)

Just came across this while looking for something else on the internet and I needed to store it someplace and this place is as good as any...

Feast makes $56,131, making it the lowest-earning Project Greenlight film
4 Oct 2006
Feast debuts in select theatres tonight for a two-night run
22 Sep 2006
Feast will have "late night showings" only, then be released on DVD
9 Aug 2006
Feast will debut in theatres September 22
14 Jun 2006
Feast's future looks dim; Chris Moore says Weinsteins are "just going to sit on it"
25 Jan 2006
Matt Damon says Weinstein likes Feast, but Project Greenlight is "on a respirator"
9 Aug 2005
Project Greenlight may return; Feast will be released in January.
7 Jun 2005
Chris Moore says "there is little chance of Project Greenlight continuing." 16 May 2005
Project Greenlight 3, The Simple Life: Interns both conclude tonight.
12 May 2005
Project Greenlight 3 script contest losers get options from Affleck and Craven.
24 Mar 2005
Project Greenlight 3 debuts tonight.
15 Mar 2005
Project Greenlight heading to Australia.
10 Nov 2004
Project Greenlight 3 script, director announced; Wes Craven will produce.
16 Jul 2004
Project Greenlight 3 announces finalists.
1 Jul 2004
Greenlight 3 contest begins Monday.
5 Feb 2004
Ben Affleck says Project Greenlight 3 is "the sell-out season"; wants pie sex films.
26 Jan 2004
Project Greenlight 3 contest starts in Feb.; digital photo contest will be held.
20 Jan 2004
Chris Moore returns for Greenlight 3; producers want "genre" film, like horror.
8 Jan 2004
Project Greenlight moves to Bravo, and will involve the Hollywood studio system.
30 Dec 2003
Chris Moore "didn't want to be the Simon Cowell" of Project Greenlight.
15 Dec 2003
Bravo may pick up Project Greenlight 3 after HBO rejects third season.
1 Dec 2003