Rumor has it that Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) may have mentioned these words:
>On Wed, 10 May 2000, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>> I knew someone who had one of these gadgets back in the '70's. He wore out
>> a selectric in about two weeks.
>
>I know a HUMAN typist who wore one out in ONE.
>(she could AVERAGE 150 words per minute over 8 hour days! Not the
>world's fastest, but close. At the end of the day, she barely had any
>remembrance of what she had typed.)
>
>It is vitally important that you not exceed 14.8 characters per second on
>Selectrics.
>The cheap home Selectrics are way too flimsy and short-lived for ANYTHING.
>Always get the "heavy duty" models.
To bring this back on track... I could average 100-105 over a 5-6 hour
period back in my heyday, and did if for around a month transcribing a few
books into my Tandy 200... IMHO still the sweetest laptop keyboard ever.
BTW, it must have been "heavy duty" as it's still working just fine. (I
have a pretty light touch for typing...)
See ya,
"Merch"
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Wed May 10 2000 - 20:29:45 BST