[ought-six]

I’m 68, and the typewriters we had for class were all manual machines.

[chrisser]

I’m 68, and the typewriters we had for class were all manual machines.

By the time I took it, they had phased out all the manual models. The Selectrics all had a spool of correcting tape so we didn't even have to learn how to make manual corrections. IIRC, the one-line word processing machines were just coming out where you were typing a line ahead of what was being printed and you were able to make changes if you caught them early enough.

Cutting edge stuff back in the day.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I’m 68, and the typewriters we had for class were all manual machines."

Our typing class (small rural school) had all manuals, except one IBM electric (not sure if it was a "Selectric). The students rotated among all the machines, so everyone got exposed to all the different makes and types. Boys and girls both in the class. The Gals hated me, because I could out-do all of the future secretaries in both speed and accuracy. Good keyboarding has stood me in good stead over the years.