Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I didn't know this until I opened my newspaper this morning, but yesterday, June 23rd, was National Typewriter Day in the U.S. Milwaukee was the birthplace of the QWERTY keyboard, invented by Christopher Latham Sholes, editor at the forerunner of the paper I read. Check out the full story: <http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/vintage-typewriters-enjoy-comeback-among-aficionados-who-collect-and-write-b9938553z1-212708361.html> I was fascinated as a kid by an ancient Underwood machine that my family had. All of the mechanical parts were visible, and I loved playing with it. I'm still sad my mother discarded it after I left home and got married. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA POY 1978 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt