10 Sep
2007
10 Sep
'07
2:16 p.m.
On 10 Sep 2007 at 22:53, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
Try getting a (real) carbon copy with an inkjet or a
laser ...
and yes, the ability to print several forms with identical contents is
important in some places (one for the customer, one for the archive, one
for the guy handing out the parts from the warehouse, ...).
Some operations required (may still require) forms produced in
triplicate and not simply copied. The real estate title business
used to be that way, though I suspect it doesn't now.
What raised my eyebrows were the extra-wide carriage (i.e. 3-4 feet)
multiple-headed Diablo daisywheels used in banks. Or so I was told
when I saw one in a surplus dealer's store and asked about it.
I still use a typewriter (Selectric III) for filling in forms and
addressing envelopes. It's best for me--my handwriting is atrocious
and block printing just doesn't seem like something an adult should
be doing on correspondence.
Cheers,
Chuck