--- Derek Peschel <dpeschel_at_eskimo.com> wrote:
> Fred Cisin wrote...
> > It is vitally important that you not exceed 14.8 characters per second on
> > Selectrics.
>
> .... or what? Does the Balls-O-Meter wear out? :)
As tank-like as the Selectrics are, you really _can_ wear them out. My mother
used to make her living typing court transcripts (in the evenings, from the
tapes the court reporters make during the day). One time, she took her
IBM Selectric II to a new shop for minor repair and adjustment. The shop
owner commented that he'd never seen wear on certain parts until then. When
the job was done, he asked her to try it out in the store. About a minute
into the machine-gun reverie, he commented that the two of them were going
to become fast friends. He was right. She took one of her two machines
to the shop at least once or twice per year. I don't know how fast she
typed, but it was well in excess of 100 wpm.
14.8 cps - it's not the law, just a good idea.
-ethan
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Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 09:08:21 BST