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Rudolf Hecken
Dear John,
That is another story.
To begin with, NO, I did not take Typing at school.
At the time (I was born in Germany) there was no such thing as learning
Typing in school and there were not too many type writers in private hands.
Think 1946.
So, if you really want to know where and how I learned Typing be prepared:
Shortly after WWII - I was 14 then - I became my father's helper in his
bicycle shop so much so, that I did not find time to do my homework for high
school until after dark. Part of my chores was writing some correspondence
on his Remington. Being useful to our family in those very difficult years
was really great fun for me. However, since that initial 2-finger-system
type writing consumed more time than I could afford, I got hold of a manual
for learning the 10-finger-system, with progressive lessons which I followed
until I was able to write without looking on my fingers. I thought that
would be good enough.
Today I still love to write stories as you may have noticed and I will not
be offended if somebody tells me to shut up in Newsgroup correspondence.
Cheers and have a wonderful Holiday!
Rudolf
On 12/17/06 2:08 AM:
That is another story.
To begin with, NO, I did not take Typing at school.
At the time (I was born in Germany) there was no such thing as learning
Typing in school and there were not too many type writers in private hands.
Think 1946.
So, if you really want to know where and how I learned Typing be prepared:
Shortly after WWII - I was 14 then - I became my father's helper in his
bicycle shop so much so, that I did not find time to do my homework for high
school until after dark. Part of my chores was writing some correspondence
on his Remington. Being useful to our family in those very difficult years
was really great fun for me. However, since that initial 2-finger-system
type writing consumed more time than I could afford, I got hold of a manual
for learning the 10-finger-system, with progressive lessons which I followed
until I was able to write without looking on my fingers. I thought that
would be good enough.
Today I still love to write stories as you may have noticed and I will not
be offended if somebody tells me to shut up in Newsgroup correspondence.
Cheers and have a wonderful Holiday!
Rudolf
On 12/17/06 2:08 AM:
