Re: Memory lane
- From: "Arianna Calesso" <acalesso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:23:35 -0500
Hey, cy!
I learned on one of those old Underwood typewriters at the grand age of
twelve in Overbrook School for the blind in Philadelphia, PA. They had a
bar at the top for tabbing, right?
Arianna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cy" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: Memory lane
I had forgotten that small fact as well. That was way back in the days
when you could use the "O" for a zero and no one cared. I purchased an
old house back in the early 60s and there were several old Underwood
open case typewriters left in it. My, what a piece of engineering. There
are standard shift cars on the road today which have a shorter throw in
the gearshift than one of those old Underwoods had in the keystroke.
Truthfully, I'll bet that you had to push that key the better part of an
inch to cause it to type.
Cy, the Ancient Okie...
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Angel
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:41 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Insert 4, select a symbol to print
While we are going down memory lane I had a typewriter without a 1. We
had to use the l as a substitute. I think for an exclamation mark we
used the . and struck over and typed the apostrophe.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:35 AM
Subject: RE: Insert 4, select a symbol to print
> The cent sign hasn't been on typewriters as long as I was using them.
> And as a proofreader, I'm only telling you waht is most common in
> print. In print, one very, very rarely comes across the cent sign.
> That's just the way it is. <GRIN>
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Cy wrote:
>
> > Now, bruce, back to you and the cent sign.
> > Since I started to reply I have had the police at my house twice,
> > found some moron walking down the street behind our house while
> > yelling, whisteling and break dancing, put the wash into the dryer
> > and caught a quick snack. Anyway, if you are talking about something
> > costing 25 cents or some figure less than a dollar (if those things
> > still exist) I would rather use the cent sign rather than, for
> > instance $.25 as the decimal could easily be missed.
> > I still want the cent sign back on the keyboard!!!! I'll make you
> > another wager, how many folks remember when the 1/2 and 1/4 were
> > actually symbols on the typewriter?
> > Cy, the Ancient Okie...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:35 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Insert 4, select a symbol to print
> >
> >
> > The cent sign is very rarely used in print. People are more likely
> > to write $0.38 as opposed to 38 and the cent sign.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
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