10-07-2020, 08:59 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Baz46
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Yes, the awful spell checker that needs to go back to school to learn how to spell! 
Everyone should always check what they have typed before posting, spell checkers are often quite useless! 
Almost every kind of printing has been experienced during my 55-year working life. I started out with a six-year apprenticeship at a general printers. Then into book and general printing, followed by newspapers. Next it was the advertising industry and then finally working as self-employed doing anything and everything, including producing and publishing a magazine for the last twelve years before retiring. Definitely a varied and interesting working life, from the old, traditional 'hot metal' methods to the latest modern computerised technology and all in the same trade too.
Baz, sounds like you really enjoyed your time as a printer. Certainly lots of variety. Good on ya!
Be honest now, which was most enjoyable or satisfying method - traditional or modern?
10-07-2020, 09:03 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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My sister's carer (and her son) set up and run an online typewriter shop. Just in case anyone's interested
10-07-2020, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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Let's not forget the more important stuff about typewriters....Columbo caught one murderer and freaked out another through the use of a clues left on typewriters
10-07-2020, 09:08 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Strangely enough, I had a go at typing without looking at the keys yesterday. You would think that after approximately twenty years of using a keyboard, my fingers would remember where the letters are. The result.....It cawme auy s bio hnks yhis (It came out a bit like this)
Shocking!!!!!
10-07-2020, 09:18 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Tedc
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As a Radio Officer, in Cunard (1955) we had to download the news, from, for example, American Radio Stations (Amaganset?) out there on the Atlantic.That came at you at around 30 wpm, which is a bit fast for Morse.
We were advised to use typewriters as converting Morse code to hand writing got tricky at those speeds.
Mistakes were made - sometimes on the horse racing results! That went down well (not always) with the on ship Bookies!
Originally Posted by Vlad
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Many moons ago I used to type on a manual typewriter whilst receiving morse code over headphones, it became a lot easier when computer/ electric keyboards came into use. I still have an electric typewriter somewhere in the attic, no doubt a home for spiders now
Watching the old films when they're listening to morse and replying, I can't even differentiate between the dots and dashes
I'm in awe of you both
10-07-2020, 09:28 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Tedc
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As a Radio Officer, in Cunard (1955) we had to download the news, from, for example, American Radio Stations (Amaganset?) out there on the Atlantic.That came at you at around 30 wpm, which is a bit fast for Morse.
We were advised to use typewriters as converting Morse code to hand writing got tricky at those speeds.
Mistakes were made - sometimes on the horse racing results! That went down well (not always) with the on ship Bookies!
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Trying to write the football results at about 20wpm was fun.
Did you use a bug key (paddle) key Ted?
10-07-2020, 09:31 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Pesta
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Ted and Vlad - my mind boggles at the thought of trying to translate (?) morse code - listening to all the dots and dashes and making head or tail of them while they come through so fast and trying to get it all down. Watching the old films when they're listening to morse and replying, I can't even differentiate between the dots and dashes
I'm in awe of you both
10-07-2020, 09:40 PM
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Re: Typewriters
Originally Posted by Vlad
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I still listen to morse transmissions on the web just to keep my ear in.
Are you still able to translate as well as you did? (Is translate the right word?)
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