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I'm in the same category as TAPS! And the first computer I ever worked on took up the space of half the office wall, one had to pound the keys, and what a racket it made!
posted by
adnohr
on October 19, 2022 at 2:24 PM
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I was well past gradeschool when I had one of those, and you wouldn't believe the printer....back and forth, back and forth from a box of paper with little round holes on each side, clickety clack, clickety clack. And before that, I had an electric typewriter and whiteout for mistakes.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 19, 2022 at 10:20 AM
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Re: They became a big deal when I was in high school in the 80s.

posted by
Sherri_G
on October 19, 2022 at 7:05 AM
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They became obsolete quickly.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 19, 2022 at 7:00 AM
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Yikes.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM
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lol we didn't even have them back when I was in grade school!
posted by
Annicita
on October 18, 2022 at 4:57 PM
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Good Evening
Yes, this is a good indicator. Just don't tell anybody!
posted by
Goldiec
on October 18, 2022 at 4:38 PM
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YUP!
posted by
Pat_B
on October 18, 2022 at 12:27 PM
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