27 Jan
2023
27 Jan
'23
5:48 p.m.
In high school I had signed up for an electronics class and then my family transferred to
another city.
In the high school that I then enrolled in, there was no electronics class so I was given
the option of another class - I chose typing, which turned out to be a great choice.
Since I had started the class mid-semester I wasn't required to pass any proficiency
test, so it didn't matter how fast I was.
At the same time, I learned to touch-type which was perfect when I became involved with
computers, as all the other programmers were doing hunt-and-peck!
From: "David Barto via cctalk" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Cc: skogkatt007(a)yahoo.com, "David Barto" <david(a)kdbarto.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023 9:15:48 AM
Subject: [cctalk] Re: Typing class in high school
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:15 PM Bill Gunshannon via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I took typing as an elective in summer school before my senior year of high school, in
preparation for typing papers at college. I failed the class because I would backspace and
overtype the wrong character.
In college I used UCSD Pascal on Terak’s. So I could backspace to my hearts content.
Still not a very good typist, and at least now the backspace doesn’t screw up what I send
out.
(I took care to count the number of times I had to backspace while typing this message: 5)
David
And, yes, even as a male I had typing in high school.
I had typing as an elective class in 7th grade in 1984. It gave me the
ability to type in programs faster.
Sellam
C: i took typing as a senior in 1985. The lady was a former military officer, in her 60s
or later. Everyone was scared shirtless of her. 1 puerto rican girl who sat up front could
do 90wpm. Me, I sat in the back. I'm still a very flawed typist. Iow I suck.