StacyAug 12, 2023

Who learned to type on a real typewriter?

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I did!
62.5%
Nope
37.5%
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Show threadJim. From Kansas.Aug 12, 2023
@dancinyogi I learned in 7th grade typing class, with the teacher either calling out the letters or playing a recording for us to type along with. This was in 1977.

By the time I was in high school, my dad had acquired a government-surplus IBM Selectric. I still remember the electric hum and the thunk as the ball hit the paper. And that it weighed roughly three tons.
Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯

@jimbush @dancinyogi you and I could have been in the same class.

Did you learn to use 'l' instead of '1' because it was the same symbol on pica, but used a stronger/faster finger?

Aug 13, 2023 at 2:29amWeb
Show threadJim. From Kansas.Aug 13, 2023

@SkipHuffman @dancinyogi

I don't remember doing that, but it's possible. I did so little typing through high school that I regressed to being a three-finger typist in college, and didn't get much speed back until my second real job forced me to.

Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Aug 13, 2023
@jimbush @dancinyogi about once every six or twelve months, that synapse will trigger and I'll find that I have put an 'I' in place of a '1'. It's really weird.