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Manual Typewriter
I learned to type in 8th grade, on a manual typewriter. -
Electric Typewriter
I worked in my dad's law office, and I was thrilled when he got electric typewriters to type up those 20+ page legal documents. -
English papers in the Library Typewriter Lab
When I got to college, I had to go to the library to type essays. I once got an F on an essay because I hadn't fixed my typos (there were lots!). -
Correcting mistakes on a typewriter
This is why my essay had so many typos - every time I typed the wrong letter, I had to stop, erase the mistaken letter (or use the tape that sort of covered it up), and then continue typing. Often, it wasn't worth it. -
Word Processors!
I worked for my dad again in 1986, and I was thrilled to type on a word processor! You could correct any mistakes you made before you printed, kind of like a computer that you could only type documents on. -
First Apple Computer
I used my first Apple computer at a job I had with a production company. I had never seen such a wonderful idea as windows before in my life. Imagine being able to save your work to an external-ish drive (a floppy disk) to take and print whenever I wanted to! -
First Personal Computer
After I had my first child, I supplemented our family income by typing students' essays for them. This is what our first computer looked like. -
Printer for College Essays
The first printers we owned were dot matrix printers, with holes along the sides to feed in a long sheet of paper. Still, I could edit essays and other documents before I printed them - a huge improvement! -
Computers Today
Today I have a laptop that prints through blue tooth to my printer. I can take it literally anywhere. Ironically, however, I only use it for word processing. I like my hand-helds for internet searches, app use, and emails. -
Blue tooth printer, scanner and copy machine
To go along with my laptop and other devices, I have a printer all-in-one that uses blue tooth. I can print from my laptop, my tablet and my phone. Wow!
