Parisian typewriter keyboards
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singhals
Parisian typewriter keyboards
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
If you care why, keep reading.
It's a longish story, so bear with me.
Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only to
discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in the
typewriter.
One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
"Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard that
day. And a hole in the ribbon.
I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of the
mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a little
reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the microfilms
and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got interesting
tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences between
France-French and Monaco-French ...
So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
If you care why, keep reading.
It's a longish story, so bear with me.
Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only to
discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in the
typewriter.
One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
"Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard that
day. And a hole in the ribbon.
I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of the
mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a little
reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the microfilms
and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got interesting
tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences between
France-French and Monaco-French ...
So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl
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Hugh Watkins
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
singhals wrote:
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
time you learned to use google too
"french keyboard"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
in fact theree are two french layouts in France and others in
francophone countries
wakey wakey
you sound a clueless idiot, or a liar, or a writer of fiction
Hugh W
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
If you care why, keep reading.
It's a longish story, so bear with me.
Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only to
discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in the
typewriter.
One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
"Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard that
day. And a hole in the ribbon.
I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of the
mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a little
reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the microfilms
and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got interesting
tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences between
France-French and Monaco-French ...
So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
time you learned to use google too
"french keyboard"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
in fact theree are two french layouts in France and others in
francophone countries
wakey wakey
you sound a clueless idiot, or a liar, or a writer of fiction
Hugh W
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lenni
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
singhals wrote:
Just an FYI ... I have forwarded your request to my sisters (one with
friends in France and one with relatives in French Polynesia). I
assume that even if they get an answer, it'll be a while.
My husband did the following Google search:
"IBM selectric key french"
and got a couple of hits (but maybe no layouts). I'm not sure that an
IBM Selectric would have the same keyboard layout as a regular French
typewriter. But one the of the hits did mention a French letter ball
for the Selectric! An interesting, if unrelated, thought!
Kathleen
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl,
Just an FYI ... I have forwarded your request to my sisters (one with
friends in France and one with relatives in French Polynesia). I
assume that even if they get an answer, it'll be a while.
My husband did the following Google search:
"IBM selectric key french"
and got a couple of hits (but maybe no layouts). I'm not sure that an
IBM Selectric would have the same keyboard layout as a regular French
typewriter. But one the of the hits did mention a French letter ball
for the Selectric! An interesting, if unrelated, thought!
Kathleen
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cecilia
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Hugh Watkins wrote:
The request was for typewriter layouts, saying they are different from
computer layouts.
The first 19 images I get from your URL are for electronic devices,
the 20th for a harpsichord.
Do you know if there is a typewriter on further pages?
I would recommend Cheryl tries a French newsgroup.
singhals wrote:
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
[...] The keyboard layout for the French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards [...]
[...]
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
The request was for typewriter layouts, saying they are different from
computer layouts.
The first 19 images I get from your URL are for electronic devices,
the 20th for a harpsichord.
Do you know if there is a typewriter on further pages?
I would recommend Cheryl tries a French newsgroup.
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john
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
singhals wrote:
Machine à écrire mécanique, Hermès 3000 (1970)
http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
If you care why, keep reading.
It's a longish story, so bear with me.
Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only to
discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in the
typewriter.
One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
"Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard that
day. And a hole in the ribbon.
I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of the
mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a little
reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the microfilms
and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got interesting
tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences between
France-French and Monaco-French ...
So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl
Machine à écrire mécanique, Hermès 3000 (1970)
http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
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Jeff
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message>
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
Hugh,
You obviously didn't read the query which very specifically
asked for typewriter NOT computer layout.
If ou can't/won't answer the question is it really necessary
(or productive) to be so bloody rude?
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
time you learned to use google too
"french keyboard"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
in fact theree are two french layouts in France and
others in francophone countries
wakey wakey
you sound a clueless idiot, or a liar, or a writer of
fiction
Hugh W
Hugh,
You obviously didn't read the query which very specifically
asked for typewriter NOT computer layout.
If ou can't/won't answer the question is it really necessary
(or productive) to be so bloody rude?
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Hugh Watkins
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Jeff wrote:
the person said he had googled for a keyboard layout
blatantly not true
computer layouts are identical to manual machines + control keys
the whole smelled like a creative writing exercise
(not without talent) hen theit teacher says "make a posting on usenet"
so you remember the shaggy dog stories ?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
hughW
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
time you learned to use google too
"french keyboard"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
in fact theree are two french layouts in France and
others in francophone countries
wakey wakey
you sound a clueless idiot, or a liar, or a writer of
fiction
Hugh W
Hugh,
You obviously didn't read the query which very specifically
asked for typewriter NOT computer layout.
If ou can't/won't answer the question is it really necessary
(or productive) to be so bloody rude?
the person said he had googled for a keyboard layout
blatantly not true
computer layouts are identical to manual machines + control keys
the whole smelled like a creative writing exercise
(not without talent) hen theit teacher says "make a posting on usenet"
so you remember the shaggy dog stories ?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
hughW
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lenni
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Hugh Watkins wrote:
Actually, Cheryl is correct - computer keyboards are not necessarily
the same as typewriter keyboards. My laptop (Toshiba Tecra M) keyboard
is different from a typewriter (IBM Correcting Selectric II) keyboard.
Three of the shifted values are different, three of the laptop's keys
don't exist (position wise) on the Selectric, and on one key, both
the "lower-case" character and the shifted character are different.
I seem to recall that there were similar differences between computer
keyboards and my dad's manual (c. 1950's Underwood) typewriter
keyboard.
I hope that John's post (below) helps her.
Kathleen
computer layouts are identical to manual machines + control keys
Actually, Cheryl is correct - computer keyboards are not necessarily
the same as typewriter keyboards. My laptop (Toshiba Tecra M) keyboard
is different from a typewriter (IBM Correcting Selectric II) keyboard.
Three of the shifted values are different, three of the laptop's keys
don't exist (position wise) on the Selectric, and on one key, both
the "lower-case" character and the shifted character are different.
I seem to recall that there were similar differences between computer
keyboards and my dad's manual (c. 1950's Underwood) typewriter
keyboard.
I hope that John's post (below) helps her.
Kathleen
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Jeff
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:406iu1F18u6u0U1@individual.net...
You obviously didn't read...
What was actually said was "The keyboard layout for the
French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't
have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was
computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter"
Said with confidence but wrong!
Compare
http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
with
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globali ... KBD189.jsp
Really very unlikely wouldn't you say since you MUST know
that "Singhals" is a regular user of this NG who has made
hundreds of postings on USENET
news:406iu1F18u6u0U1@individual.net...
Jeff wrote:
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
your own computer has a french layout in WinXP
time you learned to use google too
"french keyboard"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2 ... gle+Search
images
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi
in fact theree are two french layouts in France and
others in francophone countries
wakey wakey
you sound a clueless idiot, or a liar, or a writer of
fiction
Hugh W
Hugh,
You obviously didn't read the query which very
specifically asked for typewriter NOT computer layout.
If ou can't/won't answer the question is it really
necessary (or productive) to be so bloody rude?
the person said he had googled for a keyboard layout
blatantly not true
You obviously didn't read...
What was actually said was "The keyboard layout for the
French computer keyboard
doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters didn't
have ctl or
alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me was
computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter"
computer layouts are identical to manual machines +
control keys
Said with confidence but wrong!
Compare
http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
with
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globali ... KBD189.jsp
the whole smelled like a creative writing exercise
(not without talent) hen theit teacher says "make a
posting on usenet"
Really very unlikely wouldn't you say since you MUST know
that "Singhals" is a regular user of this NG who has made
hundreds of postings on USENET
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Hugh Watkins
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Jeff wrote:
handles often get shared by strangers
and I am a newbie in sgc
french typewriter keyboard layout
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fr ... gle+Search
or
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
disposition de clavier française de machine à écrire
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=di ... gle+Search
still easy to google
Azerty ou Dvorak ?
images
Machine écrire
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=1 ... tnG=Search
google is quicker than usenet
singhals wrote:
and all Google wanted to show me was computer
you do have to use french when searching for french data
Machine écrire
Hugh W
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:406iu1F18u6u0U1@individual.net...
Really very unlikely wouldn't you say since you MUST know
that "Singhals" is a regular user of this NG who has made
hundreds of postings on USENET
handles often get shared by strangers
and I am a newbie in sgc
french typewriter keyboard layout
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fr ... gle+Search
or
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
disposition de clavier française de machine à écrire
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=di ... gle+Search
still easy to google
Azerty ou Dvorak ?
images
Machine écrire
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=1 ... tnG=Search
google is quicker than usenet
singhals wrote:
snip
and all Google wanted to show me was computer
keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got interesting
tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences between
France-French and Monaco-French ...
you do have to use french when searching for french data
Machine écrire
Hugh W
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singhals
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
john wrote:
Hmmm, thanks, I've saved it for printing, but it's not the one I used.
(g) This one is a little more jumbly ... I think. The one I used was
most likely an Underwood, but maybe a Royal.
Cheryl
singhals wrote:
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
If you care why, keep reading.
It's a longish story, so bear with me.
Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only
to discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in
the typewriter.
One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
"Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard
that day. And a hole in the ribbon.
I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of
the mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a
little reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the
microfilms and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French
computer keyboard doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters
didn't have ctl or alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me
was computer keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got
interesting tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences
between France-French and Monaco-French ...
So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl
Machine à écrire mécanique, Hermès 3000 (1970)
http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
Hmmm, thanks, I've saved it for printing, but it's not the one I used.
(g) This one is a little more jumbly ... I think. The one I used was
most likely an Underwood, but maybe a Royal.
Cheryl
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singhals
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
lenni wrote:
Now why didn't I remember Selectrics -- oh. Yes. I hated 'em. (g)
Thanks, I'll have a look-see at one I know.
Cheryl
singhals wrote:
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
Cheryl,
Just an FYI ... I have forwarded your request to my sisters (one with
friends in France and one with relatives in French Polynesia). I
assume that even if they get an answer, it'll be a while.
My husband did the following Google search:
"IBM selectric key french"
and got a couple of hits (but maybe no layouts). I'm not sure that an
IBM Selectric would have the same keyboard layout as a regular French
typewriter. But one the of the hits did mention a French letter ball
for the Selectric! An interesting, if unrelated, thought!
Kathleen
Now why didn't I remember Selectrics -- oh. Yes. I hated 'em. (g)
Thanks, I'll have a look-see at one I know.
Cheryl
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Hugh Watkins
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
singhals wrote:
my apologioes for my paranoia Cheryl
I had seen too may sock pupprets in sgb and mw
sincerely
Hugh W
lenni wrote:
singhals wrote:
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
snip
Now why didn't I remember Selectrics -- oh. Yes. I hated 'em. (g)
Thanks, I'll have a look-see at one I know.
Cheryl
my apologioes for my paranoia Cheryl
I had seen too may sock pupprets in sgb and mw
sincerely
Hugh W
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Maloney Empire
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Cheryl,
Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
antiques (vbg:)
--
Di Maloney
Please remove 1 from email address to reply direct.
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:x_-dna_VvOjPogPenZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@rcn.net...
| john wrote:
|
| > singhals wrote:
| >
| >> Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
| >> France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
| >>
| >> If you care why, keep reading.
| >>
| >> It's a longish story, so bear with me.
| >>
| >> Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
| >> newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
| >> room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
| >> typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only
| >> to discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in
| >> the typewriter.
| >>
| >> One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
| >> "Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard
| >> that day. And a hole in the ribbon.
| >>
| >> I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of
| >> the mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a
| >> little reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the
| >> microfilms and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French
| >> computer keyboard doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters
| >> didn't have ctl or alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me
| >> was computer keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got
| >> interesting tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences
| >> between France-French and Monaco-French ...
| >>
| >> So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
| >> keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
| >>
| >> Cheryl
| >>
| >
| > Machine à écrire mécanique, Hermès 3000 (1970)
| > http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
|
|
| Hmmm, thanks, I've saved it for printing, but it's not the one I used.
| (g) This one is a little more jumbly ... I think. The one I used was
| most likely an Underwood, but maybe a Royal.
|
| Cheryl
|
Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
antiques (vbg:)
--
Di Maloney
Please remove 1 from email address to reply direct.
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:x_-dna_VvOjPogPenZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@rcn.net...
| john wrote:
|
| > singhals wrote:
| >
| >> Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
| >> France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
| >>
| >> If you care why, keep reading.
| >>
| >> It's a longish story, so bear with me.
| >>
| >> Back in the day when a computer meant IBM 3060, I was doing some
| >> newspaper extractions at a university library. The microfilm reading
| >> room was lit ONLY by the bulbs in the readers; it was equipped with 3
| >> typewriters. It was not uncommon to spend several hours typing only
| >> to discover when you got to the light that there'd been no ribbon in
| >> the typewriter.
| >>
| >> One day after spending 4 hours typing, I went to move the pages to my
| >> "Completed" folder and discovered I had gotten the French keyboard
| >> that day. And a hole in the ribbon.
| >>
| >> I've been moving all those extracts to digital and can guess some of
| >> the mistakes (c-cedilla for instance is really a '), but I'd like a
| >> little reassurance about the others. I don't want to re-order the
| >> microfilms and re-read them. The keyboard layout for the French
| >> computer keyboard doesn't match the typewriter (can't -- typewriters
| >> didn't have ctl or alt keys to push) and all Google wanted to show me
| >> was computer keyboards; I tried limiting it with typewriter and got
| >> interesting tidbits about Italian keyboards, and the differences
| >> between France-French and Monaco-French ...
| >>
| >> So, does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
| >> keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
| >>
| >> Cheryl
| >>
| >
| > Machine à écrire mécanique, Hermès 3000 (1970)
| > http://perso.univ-lyon2.fr/~poitou/Typo/t08.html
|
|
| Hmmm, thanks, I've saved it for printing, but it's not the one I used.
| (g) This one is a little more jumbly ... I think. The one I used was
| most likely an Underwood, but maybe a Royal.
|
| Cheryl
|
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Charani
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:23:13 +0000, Hugh Watkins wrote:
Your rudeness really is getting totally out of control!!
Singhals is a lovely *lady* who has been posting for ages in alt.gen
as well as soc.gen.brit which would easily be confirmed by looking not
just at the posting name but the posting address and the name she puts
at the bottom of her posts. Singhals is an unusual enough name not to
be shared by anyone else.
Being a newbie in a group doesn't give you carte blanche to be abusive
to anyone already posting in that group. It's the sort of behaviour
that will get you branded as a troll.
handles often get shared by strangers
and I am a newbie in sgc
Your rudeness really is getting totally out of control!!
Singhals is a lovely *lady* who has been posting for ages in alt.gen
as well as soc.gen.brit which would easily be confirmed by looking not
just at the posting name but the posting address and the name she puts
at the bottom of her posts. Singhals is an unusual enough name not to
be shared by anyone else.
Being a newbie in a group doesn't give you carte blanche to be abusive
to anyone already posting in that group. It's the sort of behaviour
that will get you branded as a troll.
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singhals
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Hugh Watkins wrote:
Peace on Earth, Hugh. (g)
Cheryl
singhals wrote:
lenni wrote:
singhals wrote:
Does anyone have access to an old typewriting manual with the
France-French keyboard layout that they can scan for me?
snip
Now why didn't I remember Selectrics -- oh. Yes. I hated 'em. (g)
Thanks, I'll have a look-see at one I know.
Cheryl
my apologioes for my paranoia Cheryl
I had seen too may sock pupprets in sgb and mw
sincerely
Hugh W
Peace on Earth, Hugh. (g)
Cheryl
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singhals
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Maloney Empire wrote:
Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
Cheryl
Cheryl,
Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
antiques (vbg:)
Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
Cheryl
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Dave Hinz
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:24:44 +0000, Charani <me@privacy.net> wrote:
Easy fix for _that_ problem...
He's been around Usenet for a long time. He knows what he's doing.
(and so do you). Note that this is agreement with your point, not a
correction to it.
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:23:13 +0000, Hugh Watkins wrote:
handles often get shared by strangers
and I am a newbie in sgc
Your rudeness really is getting totally out of control!!
Easy fix for _that_ problem...
Being a newbie in a group doesn't give you carte blanche to be abusive
to anyone already posting in that group. It's the sort of behaviour
that will get you branded as a troll.
He's been around Usenet for a long time. He knows what he's doing.
(and so do you). Note that this is agreement with your point, not a
correction to it.
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Dennis Lee Bieber
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:06:10 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com>
declaimed the following in soc.genealogy.computing:
I don't recall how many of those boat-anchors my father used to
bring home, tear down, soak in cleaners, reassemble, and take back...
They were often so gunked up that the tab stops wouldn't shift, the
platen would make reverse images on the back of the paper, etc.
{And my father's only role in clerical was doing the paperwork for the
the mess ha... pardon, "food service facility"}
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declaimed the following in soc.genealogy.computing:
Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
Unless you were in a military clerical office <G
I don't recall how many of those boat-anchors my father used to
bring home, tear down, soak in cleaners, reassemble, and take back...
They were often so gunked up that the tab stops wouldn't shift, the
platen would make reverse images on the back of the paper, etc.
{And my father's only role in clerical was doing the paperwork for the
the mess ha... pardon, "food service facility"}
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DakaR
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
singhals wrote:
This might be what you are looking for ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Matra_Alice.jpg
Maloney Empire wrote:
Cheryl,
Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
antiques (vbg:)
Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
Cheryl
This might be what you are looking for ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Matra_Alice.jpg
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Charani
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On 13 Dec 2005 15:33:35 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:
He is semi killfiled already in most groups that I post in
)
I try to get my feet under the table before I take a swipe at someone
and then only when I feel it's justifiable (ie when they've taken a
swipe at me) but I hope I mange to do it without being downright
abusive. I'll also defend the good guys
)
Easy fix for _that_ problem...
He is semi killfiled already in most groups that I post in
He's been around Usenet for a long time. He knows what he's doing.
(and so do you). Note that this is agreement with your point, not a
correction to it.
I try to get my feet under the table before I take a swipe at someone
and then only when I feel it's justifiable (ie when they've taken a
swipe at me) but I hope I mange to do it without being downright
abusive. I'll also defend the good guys
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Maloney Empire
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Yep Cheryl,
They sure are more than 30 years old and I am not telling my age except to
say I am a "young apprentice senior" of sorts.
I was taught to type on an Underwood by the Sisters of St Joseph - and do it
without looking at the keys or else you got a ruler across the knuckles.
Hence I am now a good typist (most of the time).
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Di Maloney
Please remove 1 from email address to reply direct.
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:gdydnRDkLYH8fgPeRVn-rA@rcn.net...
| Maloney Empire wrote:
|
| > Cheryl,
| >
| > Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
| > antiques (vbg:)
| >
|
| Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
|
| Cheryl
|
They sure are more than 30 years old and I am not telling my age except to
say I am a "young apprentice senior" of sorts.
I was taught to type on an Underwood by the Sisters of St Joseph - and do it
without looking at the keys or else you got a ruler across the knuckles.
Hence I am now a good typist (most of the time).
--
Di Maloney
Please remove 1 from email address to reply direct.
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:gdydnRDkLYH8fgPeRVn-rA@rcn.net...
| Maloney Empire wrote:
|
| > Cheryl,
| >
| > Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
| > antiques (vbg:)
| >
|
| Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
|
| Cheryl
|
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cecilia
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Charani wrote:
"... I took a bench opposite him at the table. ... he slammed a dagger
into the table. The point just missed my hand. .... under the table,
I jerked up one thigh to trap his kness against the boards so he had
no leverage; I used my other foot to kick away the bench he was
sitting on. He crashed down to the floor ..."
Lindsey Davies, "Scandal takes a holiday", Century 2004
ISBN 1-8441-3679-5
I try to get my feet under the table before I take a swipe at someone
"... I took a bench opposite him at the table. ... he slammed a dagger
into the table. The point just missed my hand. .... under the table,
I jerked up one thigh to trap his kness against the boards so he had
no leverage; I used my other foot to kick away the bench he was
sitting on. He crashed down to the floor ..."
Lindsey Davies, "Scandal takes a holiday", Century 2004
ISBN 1-8441-3679-5
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cecilia
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
cecilia wrote:
Correction:
"... I jerked up one thigh to trap his knees against the boards ..."
"... I took a bench opposite him at the table. ... he slammed a dagger
into the table. The point just missed my hand. .... under the table,
I jerked up one thigh to trap his kness against the boards so he had
no leverage; I used my other foot to kick away the bench he was
sitting on. He crashed down to the floor ..."
Lindsey Davies, "Scandal takes a holiday", Century 2004
ISBN 1-8441-3679-5
Correction:
"... I jerked up one thigh to trap his knees against the boards ..."
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singhals
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
DakaR wrote:
Ummm, no, that looks like an electric keyboard. And the "poke" and
"peek" suggest it's a CP/M keyboard.
Thanks for trying!
Cheryl
singhals wrote:
Maloney Empire wrote:
Cheryl,
Maybe you should check out a museum, Royals and Underwoods are almost
antiques (vbg:)
Sweetie, that typewriter was an antique 30 years ago. *trust* me. (g)
Cheryl
This might be what you are looking for ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Matra_Alice.jpg
Ummm, no, that looks like an electric keyboard. And the "poke" and
"peek" suggest it's a CP/M keyboard.
Thanks for trying!
Cheryl
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Charani
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:14:29 +1100, Maloney Empire wrote:
When I was taught to touch type, we didn't get a ruler across the
knuckles, we had typewriters without any letters on the keys!! That's
definitely not fair when you can't remember were the blasted letters
are in the first place <G>
I was taught to type on an Underwood by the Sisters of St Joseph - and do it
without looking at the keys or else you got a ruler across the knuckles.
Hence I am now a good typist (most of the time).
When I was taught to touch type, we didn't get a ruler across the
knuckles, we had typewriters without any letters on the keys!! That's
definitely not fair when you can't remember were the blasted letters
are in the first place <G>
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Tamblyne
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
Charani wrote:
We had blank keys too -- except that some enterprising individual had
scratched the numbers onto those keys on my machine.
So I cheated.
And still can't type numbers without looking.
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:14:29 +1100, Maloney Empire wrote:
I was taught to type on an Underwood by the Sisters of St Joseph - and do it
without looking at the keys or else you got a ruler across the knuckles.
Hence I am now a good typist (most of the time).
When I was taught to touch type, we didn't get a ruler across the
knuckles, we had typewriters without any letters on the keys!! That's
definitely not fair when you can't remember were the blasted letters
are in the first place <G
We had blank keys too -- except that some enterprising individual had
scratched the numbers onto those keys on my machine.
So I cheated.
And still can't type numbers without looking.
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Charani
Re: Parisian typewriter keyboards
On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:17:46 -0600, Tamblyne wrote:
Nice one
)
<G> Who wouoldn't??
Nor can I but I can find the delete key on the top right without
looking, although not the tab key on the left.
We had blank keys too -- except that some enterprising individual had
scratched the numbers onto those keys on my machine.
Nice one
So I cheated.
<G> Who wouoldn't??
And still can't type numbers without looking.
Nor can I but I can find the delete key on the top right without
looking, although not the tab key on the left.