70wpm is quite good. Enough for a good job at that time. I have never gotten faster than 26 to 30 wpm mistake free. If typewriters become big again, I expect newer models will be a little quieter and more sensitive to touch. I still need a way to erase besides empting a bottle of white out every other day.
70wpm is quite good. Enough for a good job at that time.”
It did lead to a good job. Went to work for TWA at $244 a month. Seems to me like I had more money then than I do now. Two huge bonuses came with the job. First, lots of young, single good looking guys worked there and second had a chance to fly non-rev. It was space available and I didn’t have any seniority so couldn’t bump anyone but it was free and got to see a lot of the U.S.
My first boss wouldn’t allow any corrections on letters and he dictated and I typed a lot of them every day. Established good work habits from the onset which have always helped along the way but also made me a very picky boss! It’s just a mindset which unfortunately isn’t present any more.