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       very cute responses, from a very cute responder  ;-)
           [see my further responses [] below]



On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Felmon Davis <davisf@union.edu> wrote:

On Fri, 1 Feb 2013, anne-ology wrote:

       remote controls ...  ;-)
          well, to me remote controls are as silly as remote auto.
windows ... ... ...  ;-)


I know you like joshing around, all in fun. still, being able to move
around in a room where you are giving a presentation can add life to the
proceedings or at least startle the nodding heads.


       [wandering 'round the room ... when did he jump off the stage - did
he knock o'er the podium to get to the audience;
            or are you perchance wandering 'round the schoolroom or in a
committee meeting  ;-)]




       yes, I like walking ... I like horses ... I like front-porch
communication ...
          and yes, I guess I'll always refer to these machines as
'glorified typewriters'; was I born a hundred years too late  ;-)


I've got two typewriters from the 20's and 30's and since I've been seeing
your phrase about 'glorified typewriters', I've been trying to figure out
how to do calculations on them, download videos with them and send what I
write to remote contacts instantaneously.


       [ah, those slide rules were not as efficient as the adding machine -
then along came the hand-held, electronic calculator;
           news reels were played in the movie houses between non-stop
showings of the movie, which stayed for about a month before moving on to
smaller towns, ... ... ... ;
               letters & packages were sent through the mails with minimal
postage - couple of cents  ;-) ]



guess I'd be more inclined to say the keyboard is a 'glorified typewriter'.


       [well, thanks to those, my typing definitely improved -
           & it sure does help to see any errors rather than having to
re-type after erasing and/or white-inking them]



I do love those typewriters though! but I don't miss them.


       [yep, ya' cute  ;-)]



F.

--
Felmon Davis

I did not believe in reincarnation the last time either.


       [good summation  ;-)]

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