Off topic.
I still have my Dad’s Royal - dates from the early 1900’s.
When I took my first typing test on an IBM Selectric, having learned on his Royal, I typed over 100 wpm as I didn’t have to PUSH the keys and had speed instead of key-force!!!
Ok - back to the topic of Kenya, which I’ve learned more about than I ever wanted to know, and frankly, forget anyone from Chicago, I’m thinking most Kenyans don’t know the history as presented on this thread.
It’s one of the things I love about Free Republic - I learn so much.
I think I maxed out around 65 wpm on a Brother electric in high school.
[my mom made me take the class...I hated it because truly, I hate typing]...:))
In the mid-70s, our school electric typewriters were *so* hug and heavy they’d have killed you if they fell on you.
If a desk needed moving, the teacher would go next door to the engines & motors class and bring back a few guys to carry them around.
As far as learning goes, I wish I’d NEVER had to learn anything about Kenya, corrupt Chicago poli-tactics, ACORN or anything else this life disrupting.