I spent close to 8 hours a day for almost two years in front of one of these when I was first starting out: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/univac1710.htm

I spent close to 8 hours a day for almost two years in front of one of these when I was first starting out: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/univac1710.html http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/univac1710.html Which is why I emphasized "stream-of-consciousness". When you're doing that much data entry (U.S. Navy, destroyer tender, circa 1975, btw) you quickly learn to let muscle memory take over while your mind is elsewhere. Hell, I was one of the slower typists in the shop -- there were guys around me that could consistently cruise through work orders at 200WPM or more!