tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post5349480576568710107..comments2024-03-28T15:05:38.792-04:00Comments on Shipslog: The typewriterjack69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-61506058206230641862017-02-18T20:55:30.982-05:002017-02-18T20:55:30.982-05:00This evokes so many memories! (I couldn't com...This evokes so many memories! (I couldn't compose a decent response via tablet with my forefinger.)<br /><br />Funny how kids think they (me) knew it all. How I fought my parents when they wouldn't let me take Russian (language) and insisted I learn to type! Then, I fought my first sales manager at the station when he said my Selectric typewriter would be replaced with something called a P.c. Change can be darn scary!<br /> <br />Can you only imagine what the next 50-60 years will bring about? <br /><br />Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-9978544859251534772017-02-18T19:54:13.181-05:002017-02-18T19:54:13.181-05:00Years ago, I put my electric typewriter in a garag...Years ago, I put my electric typewriter in a garage sale...it never did sell but I recall a little boy asking his mom what it was and how did it work. I guess kids are still a bit curious but I doubt they'd want to go through their lives without computers, laptops and texting. Life sure changes in a short time.<br />love n' hugs from up north where it reached a sunny, ice-melting day in the mid 50's. I cannot complain.Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642092433299872708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-91674036133752069452017-02-18T15:47:37.286-05:002017-02-18T15:47:37.286-05:00I remember Dad's typewriter where he typed his...I remember Dad's typewriter where he typed his sermons. He could type fast<br />using 2 fingers. That always amazed me. I got my typewriter out the other<br />day and it is on the blink. I was going to type some labels so I just went to copy place and had them type some was cheap. Oh well like you say when things<br />get old and out of date they stop working that's life.shirl72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268124369207064149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-37302941891559180652017-02-18T10:55:54.641-05:002017-02-18T10:55:54.641-05:00Though I love the vintage typewriters of yesteryea...Though I love the vintage typewriters of yesteryear... I can't imagine going back to before. I like the new computers. TARYTERREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620999913159718018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-54934637657909631032017-02-18T08:55:51.727-05:002017-02-18T08:55:51.727-05:00Oh yes, I remember the manual type writer. I took ...Oh yes, I remember the manual type writer. I took typing class in school and it was crucial. We had to even sit a proper way and would have points taken off our grade if our wrist touched the desk while typing. White out was a neccesity but when test time came, you didnt get to use white out and every wrong word or punctuation was a point taken off. It was hard! Needless to say, I failed typing class. I spent more time typing my boyfiend love letters. <br /><br />I still use all fingers except when texting. <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-51328525454624102242017-02-18T08:38:05.805-05:002017-02-18T08:38:05.805-05:00So true, I'm very thankful that computers cam...So true, I'm very thankful that computers came along. I was able to see the good they did working in an office so much of my life. Now they are part of every day life. Knowing the before and after makes one thankful for sure !<br />I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-21501620074705553382017-02-18T00:12:22.865-05:002017-02-18T00:12:22.865-05:00I learned to type of an old typewriter back when I...I learned to type of an old typewriter back when I was in 8th grade :) I loved the typing classes in high school, always striving to go faster and get more words per minute. I also remember the ribbons on typewriters that would correct your mistake, etc. Lots have changed over 40 years. I do like the convenience of the present day programs; just erase what you don't want there or move this and that around based on what maybe dictated. I would imagine my line count with accuracy is nowhere where it used to be when I was in high school and didn't have the modern conveniences we have now, but who can resist those modern conveniences?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-19684190657177369032017-02-17T22:27:38.291-05:002017-02-17T22:27:38.291-05:00When I took typing in high school, I was slow beca...When I took typing in high school, I was slow because I couldn't be fast AND accurate. Now, I love having that backspace key on the computer; now I can go pell-mell.<br />I still own an electric typewriter, and I'm not sure whether it's worth donating to the thrift store or whether I should just throw it away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198585505712843153noreply@blogger.com