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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 | link to this | reply

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 | link to this | reply

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 | link to this | reply

They became obsolete quickly.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on October 19, 2022 at 7:00 AM | link to this | reply

Yikes. 

posted by Sea_Gypsy on October 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM | link to this | reply

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 | link to this | reply

Good Evening

Yes, this is a good indicator.  Just don't tell anybody!

posted by Goldiec on October 18, 2022 at 4:38 PM | link to this | reply

YUP!  

posted by Pat_B on October 18, 2022 at 12:27 PM | link to this | reply