Remember the Typewriter?
 

A bit of Whimsy ! I think you will LOVE it.

La máquina de escribir. L. Anderson. (Lio en los Grandes Almacenes) - YouTube

Thanks, that was fun.

Cute...thanks.....I sold typewriters for five years in Philly while in college....a career about equal to a pinsetter at the bowling alley in retrospect.

Simply amazing. Along with the previous post I can claim my own "pinsetter at the bowling alley" moments when while in Jr. High School I was able to attain typing speeds of 90wpm. In high school, and for those who remember, I had 2 companies-Royal and Underwood come to my high school to watch me type 110 wpm. They never offered me a potential job upon graduation but that ended up working OK for me!! Then along came the IBM Selectric and typists never had to manually return the carriage ever again!!! Don't know if I could ever have gotten to 125-130 wpm and will never know.

I attained the blazing speed of 17 wpm in High School (without mistakes) on a manual typewriter. I think the teacher took pity on me and gave me a passing grade.

The best thing ever about computers was the backspace key!!

My sister type 100 words per minute on a manual typewriter.

She refused to use a computer when they first came out. I can only imagine how fast she could have typed, so she would use a lot of paper if a mistake was made. This was pre liquid paper.

BTW - Thanks for posting this.

I took "personal typing" one semester in High School. There was about half dozen guys in the class who took it too----teacher was good looking! Actually, the class was one of the best "things" I did in H.S. Seems like I got up to about 45 words per minute which wasn't bad for a guy, huh?

still like the feel of keys

Back in the 70's I worked for an insurance company. I used to have to type alot of narrative using a dictaphone and 7 pieces of paper and 7 pieces of carbon paper. When I made a mistake I had to erase it 7 times using the long typing eraser with the little brush on the end! That brings back memories!

Went to a school auction years ago and they must have had 500 IBM Selectric typewriters. The ones with the letters on a ball. The poor auctioneer couldn't get a bid from any of the thousand or so people there. Finally he asked for $1 each. He said you could use them for a boat anchor. Still didn't get a bid. Wish I would have bought some of the solid oak typing desks and chairs that went for less than $10. This was in about 1975.

A blast from the past for sure.

I learned on the IBM Selectric as a high school freshman and could also type 100 words plus plus a minute.........with accuracy.

It's actually one of the best skills to learn, as I've heard from people during my lifetime who wished they had learned to type......who are relegated to hunting and pecking forever.........

Yes! Well done!
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Never did I realize what a huge plus it was going to be in the future to be able to type fast and accurately. With the advent of the computer over the years it has proven to be a real asset. Congratulations on your school typing speeds. Still think to this day that if I had the opportunity to use the IBM Selectric years ago in high school, that I may have been able to attain a 125-130 wpm in tests. When I see most people today using the keyboard I realize just how fast both you and I could navigate the "keys".

What's nice is that some of my letters are actually worn off my computer keyboard, but it doesn't matter..........once you have them memorized.

What I cannot do is type on the tiny I-phone or Smart Phone.

We had to get one , as we were told that there were NO PHONES in the Lifestyle Visit homes......nor was there one in the home we rented for the extra month..........my husband who hunts and pecks on a keyboard, was able to manage to text and enter some data, but I found it frustrating.

The I-Phone did come in handy for a navigational device and for taking pictures and "sending them" off to family and friends immediately, plus a zillion other uses..........but as far as TYPING, forget about it.

I don't know how the younger folk "text" with two hands......once I was trying to contact the Hyatt Regency at the Orlando Airport as we decided to leave one day early to return the rental car and check in to our hotel rather than a mad dash to the airport...........and I was trying to contact the "desk" etc..........very frustrating.....as I had to type in all our information.........but I guess , like anything else, it would come to me eventually.

I remember the dictaphone and the multiple carbon papers from the mid 1960's. I also remember when they brought in the FIRST "huge" IBM computer to the center of the office..........they hired an 18 year old fellow to learn how to use it; he was being trained by IBM computer experts. It was unlike anything today. All encased in a glass room.

Having been a private secretary, I also remember when the executives would send me to the actual file room........where all the documents and papers were kept. Now, everything is saved on the computer.

How things have changed. A blast from the past. I always loved typewriters. My parents bought me my first one when I was 13 and a freshman in high school with that I.B.M. Selectric in the typing class.