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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 09:54 AM Original message |
Does anyone know for sure what model typewriter was used.... |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. No facts needed...this DU... |
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ochazuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. Check your basement |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. There's about a million different models from that era... |
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dogtag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It makes perfect sense to me |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Keep guessing - you have no facts... |
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dogtag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I'm not claiming to have any |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. And you have no facts either |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. I'm not speculating... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Selectric had a choice of fonts |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. What is your evidence that a Selectric was used??? |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. I typed on many Selectrics from the 70's.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Deleted message |
hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:18 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. The "evidence" is weak....that's all... |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Can you show me evidence of Bush rank in this picture? |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Look - in this picture - Bush is clearly labled 1lt.... |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Walt posted another picture that had 2nd Lt underneath the picture. |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm also curious about typewriters |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. When using a typewriter, a bell rings when you are close to the margin |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The typist common practice vs. The computer |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. WRONG |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Did the bell force the secretary to make decisions...? |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Now you pose a red herring |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Hi Walt. Any feedback on post 13? |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:02 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. yes, the bell forced you to make decisions! |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. And secretaries always made the exact same decisions as computers? |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. The bell did not occur at the margin |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:29 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Deleted message |
hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:39 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. The point is... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Actually, the computer will choose where to split based on the length |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:52 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. On an electric typewriter..."who" would choose...? |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 01:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. It would indeed, BUT a human that knows how to type |
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ochazuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
45. WRONG! |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Selectric composer did Word Wrap in late 60's early 70's |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Typewriters didn't have "word wrap" in the 1970's. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Bingo Bridget. |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. So the identical line breaks aren't necessarily noteworthy? |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I think they are... |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The Selectrics had a "Margin release" that would allow |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. Please find this: |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. The IBM selectric had a whole lot of different "balls" |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. All I ask is an example of a document that is |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. No, the "Element" as it was called means nothing. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It's also possible Killian had one of his own |
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hexola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:02 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Most likely! The "memos" are from his "personal file" |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Selectrics were very expensive for that day, I could not afford one... |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
20. I worked at IBM installing Selectrics in the late 70's |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
42. This is so easy to prove by document examiners |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:33 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. and use the actual document |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 11:55 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. You are so right |
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