Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:35 AM 2/24/03 -0800, Henry Ting wrote: > >Well they say oldtimer writers write better on >typewriters. Probably that "clickety, clackety" sound >inspires their thoughts. But I for one would be driven >crazy by that sound. > Around 1985, IBM came out with an absolutely silent keyboard, and the typists HATED it. So, it was taken off the market and all that we can buy today are keyboards with a fake clicker built into them. I LOVED the silent board and would love to find such today -- it is great when you get an annoying telephone call to be able to go on typing. I learned to type on a manual Smith-Corona and later graduated to the older IBM electrics, then to the Selectrics, and, finally, to Wheelwriters. I can do around 90 wpm on an electric (I did work for a year as a secretary, after all!) but I can beat that dead with a computer -- the last test I took on a computer was around 175 wpm and I wasn't pushing it, just typing. Marc msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html