It was thus said that the Great Steve Lewis via cctalk once stated:
> Regarding the 1940s high school yearbook article I mentioned:   I think it
> was 1942 - so the war was still hot.  The two boys dropped the typing class
> since they had signed up for the Service and had other training
> commitments.  

  My grandfather, who served in WWII [1], knew I had an interest in
computers, so he got me a portable typewriter (which I still have) and a
typing book (first published in 1923) so that I may learn how to type.  He
said that not only would it serve me well with computers, but also in the
military. [2].

  I do recall there being typing classes, both in middle and high school,
but never took it as a class.

  -spc

[1]     He served in the Navy, on a sub, in the Pacific.  He never did talk
        much about his service, although I do know that at least one sub he
        served on was sunk by Japan.

[2]     He probably felt that knowing how to type would keep me from the
        front lines and most likely safe.  Can't blame him on that logic.

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