"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.…"
"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."
"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,…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
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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…"
"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."
"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…"
I usually hop back on the boards every couple months. I'm usually buying my books in 2 large orders every six months so it makes it hard to follow some of the discussions since I haven't read the books yet.
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