It sounds like you and I learned on the same machine. A manual typewriter. I remember being very confused when I first typed on an electric machine with No carriage return. LOL my how times have changed. Shoot I even learned to drive on a car with a stick shift and a running board.
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On Feb 4, 2011, at 5:02 AM, "Mike" <mikeoregan2000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I learned to touch-type on a real 'steam driven' typewriter and went on to teach army recruits to type. The unwritten rule in those days was that any errors were unacceptable - the paper had to be scrapped and no overtyping or correctine was allowed. This had two effects, the main one was to slow down the key presses, the other was a fair amount of waste paper.
> Copy typing was the order of the day, which meant keeping your eye on the copy material. We used metal shields to prevent learners from looking at the keyboard.
> Later, when computers and word-processors replaced the old machines, it took a little time to adjust to the fact that any mistakes could be corrected retrospectively, hence the typing speed was increased substantially. Modern computer keyboards are quite good for true touch-typing, with the exception of most laptops where the keyboards are not stepped enough to be really efficient. I find the iPad on-screen keyboard OK for short text sessions, but my ZaggMate is much better for extended use.
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