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Return, short for Carriage Return, makes no contextual sense unless you're old (really old) enough to have seriously used typewriters. You don't have to be all
by reaperducer 2y ago
Return, short for Carriage Return, makes no contextual sense unless you're old (really old) enough to have seriously used typewriters.
You don't have to be all that old. I had a job in 1995 where I was the only person in the building with a computer, while everyone else (30ish people) had typewriters.
People like to believe the computer revolution happened overnight. It didn't. Businesses didn't suddenly throw away all of their equipment and employees in one day.
- bravetraveler 2y agoI was a child in 95 and am far too familiar with the workings of typewriters. I didn't seek it out
- Dalewyn 2y ago1995 was 29 years ago, so those 30-ish people will be in their 50s or 60s, maybe even 70s by now. So, "really" old by practical standards. Incidentally, I'm 35 years old and I know how to handle a typewriter thanks to my late mother. Even in this day and age, some things are done quicker and easier by just busting out a typewriter out of the closet.