Commander Benson replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
" Thank you, sir.
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25 minutes ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Here's one for Armed Forces Day, today (1:22)."
1 hour ago
PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I also learned on a manual typewriter. My teacher was Mrs Underwood, who was the wife of our principal. My mom bought me a manual during my senior year in high school as I had more papers to write, and my teachers complained about my handwriting.…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I am reminded of another memory. One year in college, I went to Sears specifically yo buy an electric typewriter for my term paper, and left the store, not with a typewriter but with a stereo system."
yesterday
Captain Comics replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"My dad used electrical tape on everything. Maybe duct tape wasn't invented yet."
yesterday
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"In high school, the only thing my counselor did for me was to make sure I registered for the draft,"
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"You had black electrical tape? Bloody luxury! 
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yesterday
Captain Comics replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"We had an old manual that my brother taught himself to type on by covering the keys with black electrical tape. I was unable to get into typing in high school -- still not sure why, other than "my counselor disliked me" -- so I followed suit. Man,…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"The class was taught by Brother Dan Elliott, a crusty old bird...
My high school typing teacher (caucasian) had a snow white afro. Her CB handle was "White Mink."
My nephew wanted my mom's old typewriter (the one I learned on and used throughout…"
yesterday
The Baron replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I learned to type in high school, using a manual typewritier. The class was taught by Brother Dan Elliott, a crusty old bird who would say "Claws, not jaws, gentlemen!" if we started talking in class. My parents bought me an electric typewriter when…"
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Yeah, our high school pushed typing class as an elective for anyone who wanted to go on to university or college (the future secretaries didn't need the encouragement), and by then I already had older siblings in university who could confirm its…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I learned on a manual typewriter as well. Consequently, for years... decades after, my co-workers would ask why I banged on my computer keyboard. It came from learning on a manual. (Also, my very first computer instructor told the class not to be…"
yesterday
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Fortunately, most of my typing was on mimeograph stencils of Company orders and personnel lists. This was done with a ribbon-less typewriter cutting the letters as weak spots in the stencils.* The best part was that when mistakes were made the weak…"
yesterday
Commander Benson replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All

Most of us reading this are old enough to have used a typewriter . . .
 
I learnt to type on a manual typewriter.  It was an elective course at my high school, and one of the smartest things I ever did.  The irony was, and is, that none of the…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"One of my nieces (great nieces, actually) loves to write short stories, but her parents limit her screen time, so she asked for a typewriter for Christmas and they got her one."
yesterday
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Most of us reading this are old enough to have used a typewriter, often as part of our professions. I didn’t work for a newspaper, but knowing how to type probably kept me out of the Infantry when it mattered. When I was a supply clerk I flew on a…"
yesterday
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