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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (22632)9/10/2004 10:44:28 AM
From: jttmab  Respond to of 173976
 
Or it might have been done by a Selectric, which most certainly did superscripts and subscripts. All you had to do is switch golfballs. Doesn't anyone remember actually using these things?

I do remember using them. What's worse, I remember using typewriters that didn't have superscripts and the boss being so anal retentive that he had us losen the carriage, so we could "tweak" the roller bar to make a superscript. The good 'ol days.

jttmab



To: Doug R who wrote (22632)9/10/2004 10:56:22 AM
From: Knighty Tin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
Loved the fact that these typewriters cost millions of dollars and could only be operated by trained llamas. I wonder if Killian's secretary is still around? I don't remember Lt. Col's EVER typing anything on their own. It always went to a civilian secretary, a unit clerk, an enlisted man who didn't look busy, a typing pool or whatever. My guess is that a Lt. Col. wouldn't know how to operate any kind of typewriter. Or how to chew gum. <G>


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