On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, skogkatt...@yahoo.com wrote:
Companies don't care about history. It does not affect the next
quarter's sales. I had serial number 1 of a Radio Shack shortwave
receiver and offered it to them.
I got a reply back, 'I'm sorry, we no longer support that model.'
cheers,
Nigel
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. On the next page was a list of those who had recently signed
up, along
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, 11:10:42 PM EST, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
wrote:
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:15 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> And, yes, even as a male I had typing in high school.
>
I had typing as an elective class in 7th grade in 1984.
On Friday, January 27, 2023, 12:42:46 AM EST, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
wrote:
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 8:15 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> We also probably don't have very many athletes here. Although lugging
> this shit around does build up some strength.
>
Ahem. I was league champion i
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 11:53 AM Chris via cctalk wrote:
> C: there never was a person worse at sports then me.
You have not met me!
If I manage to kick or throw a ball, it will go about +/- 1 radian of
where I would like it to go. I can run 100m in about 10 minutes.
Get the idea?
I''ll stick
On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 20:38, Angel M Alganza via cctalk
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> On 2023-01-23 20:59, Adrian Godwin via cctalk wrote:
> > There was the Amstrad floppy. I think it was 3". Hopefully didn't get
> > out
> > of the UK.
>
> Why would you say such a thing? Of course it got out of the UK and came
> i
On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 21:59, Angel M Alganza via cctalk
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> Well, nobody teaches that... At least, nobody has taught me that, nor
> have I ever seen anybody do that.
In the early days, Apple did when it first introduced them, and some
of the 1st PC laptops with them played little tutorial
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 at 21:26, Doc Shipley via cctalk
wrote:
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>This Subject: line is damaging my brain.
It's such an old name, the 2nd E has worn right out of it. I mean it
is the most commonly-used letter. It was always likely to fail first.
--
Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liampr
On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 1/26/23 16:10, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
In college, for a while, I did some temp work keypunching. I was not a
fast typist, but I managed to outperform many of the other keypunchers
Sophomore year of high school for me in 1978.
My mother thought it would be a good idea. She was right!
Standard size Olympia manual typewriters.
Donald R. Resor Jr. T. W. & T. C. Svc. Co.
http://hammondorganservice.com
Hammond USA warranty service
"Most people don’t have a sense of humo
C: i took typing as a senior in 1985. The lady was a former military officer,
in her 60s or later. Everyone was scared shirtless of her. 1 puerto rican girl
who sat up front could do 90wpm. Me, I sat in the back. I'm still a very flawed
typist. Iow I suck.
Hm. I took typing in 7th grad
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023, 6:56 AM Chris Zach via cctalk
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> Hm. I took typing in 7th grade and was able to type at a solid 70 words
> per minute. And it's the only class I flunked in.
>
> Reason: We had selectrics with all the letters wiped off the keyboards
> to encourage us to type properly. I
> On 01/27/2023 8:41 AM CST geneb via cctalk wrote:
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> >
> ... my freshman year of HS. I was the only guy
> in a room full of girls ...
>
> g.
>
And the downside of this was...?
Will
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
On 01/27/2023 8:41 AM CST geneb via cctalk wrote:
... my freshman year of HS. I was the only guy
in a room full of girls ...
g.
And the downside of this was...?
They never shut up. EVER. It was like trying to read in the middle of a
On 2023-01-27 8:19 a.m., Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
On 01/27/2023 8:41 AM CST geneb via cctalk wrote:
... my freshman year of HS. I was the only guy
in a room full of girls ...
g.
And the downside of this was...?
Will
no TIME OF COURSE. :)
On 1/26/23 19:13, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Jan 26, 2023, at 6:29 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
I take that back about Versatec, CHM has a document from 1970 on their
electrostatic printer:
https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X163.83A
I know that Lawrence Livermo
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:15 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> And, yes, even as a male I had typing in high school.
>>
>
> I had typing as an elective class in 7th grade in 1984. It gave me the
> ability to type in programs faster.
>
> Sellam
>
> C: i
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 sta
How could I forget to mention. Procured a copy of Mavis Beacon for the Tandy
1000 a number of years ago. Always wanted to hone my decrepit skills. I want to
say I scanned the short manual and imaged the disk. I can't swear to it though.
I want to write a book. You know on the puter. Type it. Ne
On 1/26/2023 11:15 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
It seems as though MOST of us chose the typing class elective.
Disproportionately more than the general population.
We also probably don't have very many athletes here. Although lugging
this shit around does build up some strength.
I f
> On Jan 27, 2023, at 11:23 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On 1/26/23 19:13, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 26, 2023, at 6:29 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I take that back about Versatec, CHM has a document from 1970 on their
>>> electrostatic printer:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Chris via cctalk wrote:
can't swear to it though. I want to write a book. You know on the puter.
Type it. Need that program.
First draft of my Honda book was on my father's WWII manual portable
typewriter. Then my co-author would edit and pay somebody to re-type, and
the
THIS! I took a typing class
my freshman year of HS. I was the only guy
in a room full of girls and IBM Selectrics. :D
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
... my freshman year
of HS. I was the only guy
in a room full of girls ...
And the downside of this was...?
When
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
On 1/27/2023 2:22 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Computer printers for early microcomputers were hideously expensive.
There were a couple of outfits (one in Walnut Creek), who made kits to
convert Selectrics into computer printers!
There were also the Rochester DynaTyper and the KGS-80 that
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 F
>>
>> And, yes, even as a male I had typing in high school.
>>
>
> I had typing as an elective class in 7th grade in 1984. It gave me the
> ability to type in programs faster.
>
I took typing class in High School all four years.
Because I had developed an interest in typing when I was much yo
@ Fred - " ...in Walnut Creek..."
C: any affiation to WC CD-ROM? Wiki says they were around in ms-dos says.
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote:
I was proficient with the alphabet and had a pretty good vocabulary for
my age, so I started to use the typewriter to write out my ideas for
various inventions that I thought up(most of which were completely
impossible, but I actually did make
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 12:01 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote:
> > I was proficient with the alphabet and had a pretty good vocabulary for
> > my age, so I started to use the typewriter to write out my ideas for
> > vari
I took typing in summer school before high school freshman. After 2 weeks I was
at 20 WPM. At the end of the semester, I was at 20 WPM. 🙁
I have since resorted to index and thumb on both hands.
Dwight
From: Rick Bensene via cctalk
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023 1
There were a couple of outfits (one in Walnut Creek), who made kits to
convert Selectrics into computer printers!
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Chris via cctalk wrote:
@ Fred - " ...in Walnut Creek..."
C: any affiation to WC CD-ROM? Wiki says they were around in ms-dos says.
No, not related.
The Escon
On 1/27/2023 3:46 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
and IBM sold what seems to be a re-badged Epson MX-80,
Yes, I always got a kick out of these. Came in an IBM box labeled "Made in
USA". The only thing "Made in USA" was the box.
bill
and IBM sold what seems to be a re-badged Epson MX-80,
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Yes, I always got a kick out of these. Came in an IBM box labeled "Made in
USA". The only thing "Made in USA" was the box.
So, it was honest to label the box, "Made in USA"?
On 1/27/2023 3:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
and IBM sold what seems to be a re-badged Epson MX-80,
On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
Yes, I always got a kick out of these. Came in an IBM box labeled
"Made in
USA". The only thing "Made in USA" was the box.
So,
> On 01/27/2023 3:00 PM CST Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On 1/27/2023 3:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> >>> and IBM sold what seems to be a re-badged Epson MX-80,
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> > > Yes, I always got a kick out of these. Ca
> That was a common practice in those days. I remember seeing news stories
> about it. I "think" a law was passed in late 80s forbidding that. A lot of
> products now say "this box was (proudly) made in the USA.
> Will
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard#
On 1/27/23 11:47, Brian Marstella via cctalk wrote:
> 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 grea
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
> commitme
Trimble! I believe that was my drill seargent typing teacher's name was. My
idiot friend who sat in front (maybe even in a different class) would call her
Ms. Tremble. Because she made him do that.
I finally got around to replace the dead TO-3 power transistors in my
VR-14. They are mounted on the power supply regulator heat sink using TO-3
sockets made by AUGAT. Unfortunately one of the sockets has been broken by
somebody in the past by over-tightening the transistor mounting screws.
This m
I took typing as a high school elective in like 1979. I never learned
to type. To this day, I can type really fast and accurately as long as
I don't think about what I'm doing.
G.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 5:42 PM Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> Trimble! I believe that was my drill seargent typing te
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