Do you guys still use Typewriters.

[Yankee-stani]

For members probably older than I am you probably remember this machine the Typewriter, So I started using one recently and its been quite helpful for me to prevent me from getting distracted online when I used Word.My pops was quite helpful in learning how to use it for first few tries anyone still uses one or has used one whats your thoughts about it.

 

[war&peace]

My father used... for writing his book. He had an electric typewriter. I use Das Keyboard with cherry MX mechanical keys that give similar experience

 

[Yankee-stani]

My father used... for writing his book. He had an electric typewriter. I use Das Keyboard with cherry MX mechanical keys that give similar experience

Mind you tell me what the book was about yes I liked the sound of the typewriter and the old teletype machines heck the local radio station where I live 1010 WINS still has a typewriter sound during its newscast to give the old timey clacky clacky sound

 

[war&peace]

Mind you tell me what the book was about yes I liked the sound of the typewriter and the old teletype machines heck the local radio station where I live 1010 WINS still has a typewriter sound during its newscast to give the old timey clacky clacky sound

He has written one book about the history of our family. The other he is currently is his experience .. you can say biography but he says it is not biography but he has not allowed any of us to read it yet.
Both of my parents used computers so their home has many old dinosaurs like Dec alpha, old Apple-II, Macintosh, Commodore 64 and Sinclaire...placed in the storage room

 

[denel]

This is still used for manual cheque printing.

 

[Sine Nomine]

This is still used for manual cheque printing.

Russian have taken that to another level.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...s-to-typewriters-to-avoid-computer-leaks.html

 

[Indus Pakistan]

For members probably older than I am you probably remember this machine the Typewriter, So I started using one recently and its been quite helpful for me to prevent me from getting distracted online when I used Word.My pops was quite helpful in learning how to use it for first few tries anyone still uses one or has used one whats your thoughts about it.

Last time I used these was about 1983. Tip Ex was must have and bird droppings on paper to cover mistakes. Ahhhggg annoys me even now thinking about it.

 

[Yankee-stani]

Last time I used these was about 1983.

My pops stopped using it in the late 1980s early 1990s but he bought his first computer like in 1985/1986

Tip Ex was must have and bird droppings on paper to cover mistakes. Ahhhggg annoys me even now thinking about it.[/QUOTE]

Old Men be like I hate the record players

Young folks under 25-cool

Old men be like I am glad the clacky clacky sound typwriters are dead

young folks under 25- cool sounds

In all honesty It has kinda helped me when I do reports for school lot less distracted from PDF, or online sites

 

[jamahir]

When I was 20 I had joined a nearby "Business coaching institute" where I learned to typewrite at I think 75 words per minute.

Old Men be like I hate the record players

Young folks under 25-cool

Old men be like I am glad the clacky clacky sound typwriters are dead

young folks under 25- cool sounds

 

[Indus Pakistan]

When I was 20 I had joined a nearby "Business coaching institute" where I learned to typewrite at I think 75 words per minute.

I never learn't how to type. I just used one hand and still to this day use one hand. I firsttyped around 1979 with a manual typewriter, the ones that make the 'clack' sound and used it for school work. Then when I began work in about 1983 in office we had secretaries who used electric typos. These were just like manual but with electrical power and a small display. I used these on odd occasions. The next time I came near a keyboard was late 1990s with PC. And I used the old ingrained habit of using one hand, which is what I am using right now.

 

[Hamza913]

Real men use clay tablets.

 

[Yankee-stani]

I never learn't how to type. I just used one hand and still to this day use one hand. I firsttyped around 1979 with a manual typewriter, the ones that make the 'clack' sound and used it for school work. Then when I began work in about 1983 in office we had secretaries who used electric typos. These were just like manual but with electrical power and a small display. I used these on odd occasions. The next time I came near a keyboard was late 1990s with PC. And I used the old ingrained habit of using one hand, which is what I am using right now.

Typing and Typists as a skill and profession is dying off most folks my age are like you type with one hand it wont help once AI and other grammar tools improve that make typing skills a thing of the past kinda shame as it makes writing skills and standards sub-par at best

Real men use clay tablets.

Looks like we got Babylonian here

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Real men use clay tablets.

lol

 

[denel]

Real men use clay tablets.

good one......

In the bush ops we did exactly that ... on red clay surfaces

 

[Philip the Arab]

Typing and Typists as a skill and profession is dying off most folks my age are like you type with one hand it wont help once AI and other grammar tools improve that make typing skills a thing of the past kinda shame as it makes writing skills and standards sub-par at best



Looks like we got Babylonian here

You type with one hand on computers? I type with both hands, but my finger placement is wrong I think.