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.
[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.
Hmm. I took typing as an elective in HS in the late 70s if only because I wanted to learn to touch type and I already had enough credits to graduate. I knew I was going to pursue a career in computers. Figured it would come in handy and it has :-).
We only had manual typewriters in the classroom and they DID teach us to use capital O and lowercase l for 0 and 1.