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I learned to touch type in 1986 on a manual typewriter in secondary school. I knew I was going to work with computers and figured touch typing would be a worthw
by anotherevan 6y ago
I learned to touch type in 1986 on a manual typewriter in secondary school. I knew I was going to work with computers and figured touch typing would be a worthwhile skill. I was the only male in the class and copped shit from my peers for taking the subject as everyone else perceived it as a class for women looking to go into secretarial work. To this day I still think it is the best thing I learned at school.
- flashgordon 6y agoI remember doing this as a new immigrant in Australia (92). We were too poor to get a computer and I didn't know how to use one either. So my parents got me taking a train to the nearest station closest to a public library so I could book out their typewriter (yep) for two hours every sat morning to practise touch typing!!
- tombert 6y agoWow, the times have changed a lot! What a silly thing to tell people is "women's work". I wasn't born until 1990, but even in the 80's weren't personal computers a pretty common thing (e.g. the Apple ][, the Commodore 64, Amiga)? I wonder why a guy learning to type wouldn't appear useful to people?