Irish consulates still issue hand-written passports, although they'll send your information back to Dublin and get a very high-tech passport for you instead if you don't mind the wait. I got the feeling this was mostly for the purpose of accommodating the US VWP. I'm not sure whether Norway still issues the hand-written variety, but I remember seeing a friend's that was like that not too long ago. There must be other examples, even among first-world places that don't require visas to travel most places. I think there are some hand-written French passports still validly in circulation (maybe from DOM-TOM prefectures). My impression is that it's not too big of a deal outside the US, but I'm curious to hear if anyone has experiences.