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To: i-node who wrote (201990)	9/14/2004 1:54:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 1572946

IBM executive typewriters would not have had PICA or Elite Both are fixed (monospaced) fonts. This means they are designed so that every letter is the same width. The IBM executive had striker-keys of four different widths. Some letters, like "i" were on skinny keys while others, like "m" were on fat strikers, while others were in between. Only a variable pitch font made sense, like Times New Roman or perhaps Garamond. The carriage also moved different amounts for the different key widths. While it would be possible to select all the keys to be the same width and use a monospace font it would negate the main selling point and be most unusual. TP

To: i-node who wrote (201990)	9/14/2004 1:55:08 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1572946

Hey David, if you want a good laugh, check out the new video, "Fortunate Son," on democrats.org. Among other things, the video features the Barnes interview given by Dan Lather on 60 Minutes. Pretty funny, given that Lather and 60 Minutes have credibility issues of their own. Meanwhile, it seems the DNC still hasn't taken Clinton's advice to move away from Vietnam. I don't know why liberals can't see that the Dems are going to lose big in 2004, and how this is all just a setup for Hillary 2008. Maybe they're just impatient ... <VBG> Tenchusatsu