Speaking of good keyboards, my typing class used IBM Selectrics for the lucky people but we also had some older Underwoods and Royals in the class. You got those when you irritated the teacher. I took Typing I & II and it's worked out great as every job I've had since required lots of typing.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 2:41 PM ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2023-01-27 10:48 a.m., Norman Jaffe via cctalk wrote: > > In high school I had signed up for an electronics class and then my > family transferred to another city. > > In the high school that I then enrolled in, there was no electronics > class so I was given the option of another class - I chose typing, which > turned out to be a great choice. > > Since I had started the class mid-semester I wasn't required to pass any > proficiency test, so it didn't matter how fast I was. > > At the same time, I learned to touch-type which was perfect when I > became involved with computers, as all the other programmers were doing > hunt-and-peck! > > > PECK PECK HUNT PECK HUNT > Still am, but I like a good key board.Ben. > > >
