Does anyone else out here have a hard time typing on a laptop keyboard vs an old-school slanted one?
Having grown up typing on regular typewriters, including the trusty manual Olivetti's, I find the flat laptop design irritating.
I have a wireless full-size w/ numeric keyboard but somehow USB Receivers (keyboard & mouse) seem to have gone missing. I'm certain I kept them in the USB hub when I packed up in Aug but they weren't there when I unpacked.
@see_the_sus
Never thought of it that way. It does take some getting used to…
(My Mom did home typing when I was in single digits. I could type before I could write.)
You’ll notice that external keyboards tend to be slightly slanted, with a slight bias towards horizontal on the keys themselves.🤔😉😊
My parents were secretaries, back when that's what they were called. LOL
I would pile up phone books on a chair and sit at my dad's desk and "type" on his IBM Selectric.
@see_the_sus
Wow, you had a Selectric!! I envy you. They didn't appear until I was in college, and didn't become common for another 10 years. 🤔😉😊
@jeffm23
My parents were very serious secretaries. 🤣
Plus Army and so I grew up in a very rigid organized home. I'm more comfortable wandering around in an office supply store than I am in a hardware store. I could spend all day sifting thru pens, pencils, markers, etc. Same with an art supply store. O-M-G 😆
@see_the_sus
I remember pre-Selectric electrics. When you hit "return" the whole carriage would shove over. When you typed, it would shake like a washing machine... 🤔😉😊
@see_the_sus That’s what I learned on. Good strength exercise for the fingers. Never could touch-type, tho, but I do pretty good with three fingers right, one left and my thumb… 🤔😉😊