Comments on: Do you remember typewriters? http://www.thesubtimes.com/2010/06/07/do-you-remember-typewriters/ The community newspaper for DuPont, Fircrest, Lakewood, Steilacoom and University Place Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nancy Covert http://www.thesubtimes.com/2010/06/07/do-you-remember-typewriters/comment-page-1/#comment-7323 Nancy Covert Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:29:10 +0000 http://www.thesubtimes.com/?p=16326#comment-7323 Dave: of course, I remember typewriters--I was part of that "greatest generation" of office workers who learned to pound the keys in high school--and shortly thereafter was part of the development of the IBM Selectric and subsequent variations. My typing speed was 80-90 wmp in those days, and when I transferred those skills to a computer--I typed way too fast for the cursor to keep up--my computer must have wondered what I was doing! Keyboarding--whatever they call it--it drives me nuts to sit next to someone who uses the "hunt and peck" method. Nancy Covert Fingers of Fire Dave: of course, I remember typewriters--I was part of that "greatest generation" of office workers who learned to pound the keys in high school--and shortly thereafter was part of the development of the IBM Selectric and subsequent variations. My typing speed was 80-90 wmp in those days, and when I transferred those skills to a computer--I typed way too fast for the cursor to keep up--my computer must have wondered what I was doing!

Keyboarding--whatever they call it--it drives me nuts to sit next to someone who uses the "hunt and peck" method.

Nancy Covert
Fingers of Fire

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