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To: supercat

I still like typewriters ... and I still use it.

Just an example, which I'm sure you did not miss, was that all the typewriter workers in the US can probably get work in the computer field.

Hi! :)


25 posted on 10/08/2006 8:20:30 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (Never Forget)
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To: BunnySlippers
I still like typewriters ... and I still use it.

I never considered myself a 'typewriter expert', but I find it interesting how many things people don't know about typewriters. Some typewriters had keys for "th" (and "st", "nd", and "rd") digraphs, though they didn't look like the "Killian" memo ones. Many typewriters could half-space, even though many people wouldn't know how unless shown (push and hold the spacebar before typing a character to offset the character 1/2 space). And of course mechanical typewriters had that wonderful "tab" key.

26 posted on 10/08/2006 8:26:33 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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