very cute responses, from a very cute responder ;-)
[see my further responses [] below]
On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Felmon Davis <[email protected]> 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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