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typewriters

by wants2laugh Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:33 am

did you learn to type on a typewriter? or a computer?

i learned on an electric one, although we did have an old corona that was really hard to press down on

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Re: typewriters

by Cheaps Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:23 am

I learned on an Electronic Typewriter. Teacher had black masking tape covering all the keys.

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by CeCe Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:51 am

Typewriter. And cheaps teacher was EVIL! lol

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I learned on an old manual typewriter, it was funny, we had this junky one in the house that nobody knew how to use, apparently nobody else at that time knew HOW to use a typewriter, I was 3 and started pounding on the keys and surprised everybody because I actually knew how to use it.

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Re: typewriters

by Bluesmama Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:15 pm

I learned typing in high school and I think they were all electric. But I had a manual one at home that somebody gave me.

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by Tony Marino Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:15 pm

I learned on an Electric Typewriter with blank keys. I type with both hands and fast and sometimes don't see the mistakes I make. I have an old manual typewriter that belonged to one of my sisters and I used to use that all the time before getting my computer.

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Re: typewriters

by Shale Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:16 pm

I tell kids I learned to type on a wireless machine and they believe that technology was around in '62.

Learned to 'touch type' in high school and the manual typewriters did not have letters on the keys. There was a big poster on the wall in front of us with the keyboard with letters. (Just realized 'keyboard' was not a word then)

I was still using a manual for a few years after writing magazine articles and sending them in to editors, double spaced and all. So, finally got a computer to e-mail that stuff around. Love technology.

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Re: typewriters

by Nystyle709 Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:36 pm

I had a typewriter before I learned to type, but I learned on a computer.

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Re: typewriters

by wants2laugh Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:10 am

Shale wrote:I tell kids I learned to type on a wireless machine and they believe that technology was around in '62.

Learned to 'touch type' in high school and the manual typewriters did not have letters on the keys. There was a big poster on the wall in front of us with the keyboard with letters. (Just realized 'keyboard' was not a word then)

I was still using a manual for a few years after writing magazine articles and sending them in to editors, double spaced and all. So, finally got a computer to e-mail that stuff around. Love technology.

wow... here typing was a "girlie" class and men had woodshop, mechanics, and metal work---or so my mom tells me

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Re: typewriters

by Cheaps Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:17 am

CeCe wrote:Typewriter. And cheaps teacher was EVIL! lol

I thought so too first day of class, but it really was a good way of learning. Smile

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Re: typewriters

by Shale Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:09 pm

wants2laugh wrote:wow... here typing was a "girlie" class and men had woodshop, mechanics, and metal work---or so my mom tells me

Those were my choices and my mom was quite upset that I took typing for a practical art (used up all my fine arts creds) instead of shop or mechanical drawing. Most of the girls in my class were either going to be nurses or secretaries - the standard female jobs of the early sixties and I was a minority of guys in typing class.

When I joined the Air Force typing probably added to my being put in office work instead of some AFSC in Nam. (Titless WAF was the smartass job title we had)