Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We raise a bottle of Wite-Out in its honor! On Jun 24, 2013 7:51 AM, "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote: > I didn't know this until I opened my newspaper this morning, but > yesterday, June 23rd, was National Typewriter Day in the U.S. > > Milwaukee was the birthplace of the QWERTY keyboard, invented by > Christopher Latham Sholes, editor at the forerunner of the paper I read. > > Check out the full story: > < > http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/vintage-typewriters-enjoy-comeback-among-aficionados-who-collect-and-write-b9938553z1-212708361.html > > > > I was fascinated as a kid by an ancient Underwood machine that my family > had. All of the mechanical parts were visible, and I loved playing with > it. > > I'm still sad my mother discarded it after I left home and got married. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA POY 1978 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >