Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And you deserve a ribbon ;-) Ph Le 24 juin 13 ? 14:02, Jim Shulman a ?crit : > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE