From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 11631 invoked from network); 2 Nov 2022 12:27:56 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 2 Nov 2022 12:27:56 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF75440F26; Wed, 2 Nov 2022 22:27:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f177.google.com (mail-oi1-f177.google.com [209.85.167.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C18CA40A20 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2022 22:27:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f177.google.com with SMTP id n83so19008330oif.11 for ; Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:27:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=vsdWqcitpXIYUlp3X0JE+0+vAovwFhmx2Y0Qa2f0nas=; b=P2s+k6+kiuq8r3Qy9uTO3zZ+9ItBJx9/kRGJMfutkvBj8iVLSB4IRrRKdhqAu4J1RN LpV4oQzv7hUDg8kgVChaMwEIXvrPb66GTjYihZkqwDyva9/+ewwDzK1TwitlF2VLQPWo KYT/EuJlN9p26DUJ11Rk3xa8fbkZ3ZKwUr/CVV2DXvv0phHR8nSX/Y20AITFPNmtBa47 aONhyW/1GDi7N2ILt2bwemazYnwHQbVg/94hXuNaQwlg6coN8PrTWLxRTDQoJT5E7s/N sEg3sTmjHEF+V7hV/6rKraay6qq69JU5QM4Y3nRuuVbpAygRB94gISAbdO6guaKCJonT 51cQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=vsdWqcitpXIYUlp3X0JE+0+vAovwFhmx2Y0Qa2f0nas=; b=w7m6Vj5KtNMW2WnEjeD/92S68vFfUSa5JbaBWBXOR+wzag2h1fSVEYMww6Me+jrVN0 ii8Sk5esWJtapKAd1FWwemCmLP1TYUSaYb2fV4JsBnNkTOsFWJIHL4/lDVab8t/J4weU QYzE9anJIDvUT1RFpZOUJ0CiQPnPjYooUrzIrjxorQ4h/Loj5pW39ecT5zc5yM+o12hV DWmGspNi14FOvtyV5YVNvbaCvsOI78kTf4wJrhVNUs32zqSd73oE9Op2ifh53K5EFq/v 3L3xq5/efmsQpAwXr/1Ryb1U1fbkXrzsELQsHQCAQowJktMUj5gfu7T76HwtOYtssOGe SFPQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ACrzQf05o83BhoQ3xy0HcNwd8cakBduwHKS8IknNJb8LPYU87ECrRI7k 3/TPz2ftGMkgAwk29lxI5uKzK+nYwUKRjIcI409hx2RP X-Google-Smtp-Source: AMsMyM709yJde2coADduCAuoqqV6nVXrU28IVhO49l51kMRVkia3MQrWt1tLU/d3dZG2aePw5EjFnDagsz1/+PSnbTA= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:ec2:b0:351:3762:5ff2 with SMTP id q2-20020a0568080ec200b0035137625ff2mr20815629oiv.218.1667392006975; Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:26:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20221102121352.MhcLw%steffen@sdaoden.eu> In-Reply-To: <20221102121352.MhcLw%steffen@sdaoden.eu> From: "John P. Linderman" Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 08:26:35 -0400 Message-ID: To: steve jenkin , TUHS Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000046f4ca05ec7bf401" Message-ID-Hash: ZWKUBFNJ5NJO67TL47KSE4ABSUILYVXZ X-Message-ID-Hash: ZWKUBFNJ5NJO67TL47KSE4ABSUILYVXZ X-MailFrom: jpl.jpl@gmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Early Unix and Keyboard Skills List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --00000000000046f4ca05ec7bf401 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I was in high school (in the early sixties) I tried to sign up for typing, which was taught on manual typewriters. I was told that the class was for girls only, and I was turned away. I never did develop good typing skills. I'm pretty much a two-fingered typist. Ironically, I have probably done more typing than 90% of the female classmates who were allowed to take the class. Precision figured mightily in those days, which may also have pre-dated white-out. Eliminating an error was a big deal. Now it's dead easy, and auto-correct has already fixed several errors in this message. On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 8:14 AM Steffen Nurpmeso wrote: > steve jenkin wrote in > : > ... > |I=E2=80=99ve never heard anyone mention keyboard skills with the people= of \ > |the CSRC - doesn=E2=80=99t anyone know? > > What i personally find more fascinating (given that -- in the > right condition -- i type pretty fast even in total darkness but > darkest possible monitor brightness) is the multitaskability some > show, in respect to combination of mouse and keyboard (or even > dual-mouse if i remember a message of Rob Pike right). I once > watched a video on the google tube of Russ Cox dancing acme doing > go testing, could be it is [1]. When he starts to actually work > a bit (late on iirc), that is thrilling, i could never select / > paste (kill snarf yank what do i know) that fast. > > [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DdP1xVpMPn8M > > --steffen > | > |Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear, > |der holt sich munter he cheerfully and one by one > |einen nach dem anderen runter wa.ks himself off > |(By Robert Gernhardt) > --00000000000046f4ca05ec7bf401 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Whe= n I was in high school (in the early sixties) I tried to sign up for typing= , which was taught on manual typewriters. I was told that the class was for= girls only, and I was turned away. I never did develop good typing skills.= I'm pretty much a two-fingered typist. Ironically, I have probably don= e more typing than 90% of the female classmates who were allowed to take th= e class.

Precision figure= d mightily in those days, which may also have pre-dated white-out. Eliminat= ing an error was a big deal. Now it's dead easy, and auto-correct has a= lready fixed several errors in this message.=C2=A0

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022= at 8:14 AM Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu> wrote:
steve jenkin wrote in
=C2=A0<E212D205-B786-4441-A95B-B5F5546B5C6C@canb.auug.or= g.au>:
=C2=A0...
=C2=A0|I=E2=80=99ve never heard anyone mention keyboard skills with the peo= ple of \
=C2=A0|the CSRC - doesn=E2=80=99t anyone know?

What i personally find more fascinating (given that -- in the
right condition -- i type pretty fast even in total darkness but
darkest possible monitor brightness) is the multitaskability some
show, in respect to combination of mouse and keyboard (or even
dual-mouse if i remember a message of Rob Pike right).=C2=A0 I once
watched a video on the google tube of Russ Cox dancing acme doing
go testing, could be it is [1].=C2=A0 When he starts to actually work
a bit (late on iirc), that is thrilling, i could never select /
paste (kill snarf yank what do i know) that fast.

=C2=A0 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DdP1xVpMPn8= M

--steffen
|
|Der Kragenbaer,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 The= moon bear,
|der holt sich munter=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0he cheerfully= and one by one
|einen nach dem anderen runter=C2=A0 wa.ks himself off
|(By Robert Gernhardt)
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