tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1109253818623563728..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Memories are made of this….. by Theresa BreslinMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90676605847603761972013-03-19T22:53:31.074+00:002013-03-19T22:53:31.074+00:00Gosh now you've stirred another memory for me ...Gosh now you've stirred another memory for me Sally! One of my older sisters got an Olivetti portable and I remember being v. jealous of how cool she looked typing away on it. Thanks for the comment.Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50014654039239576642013-03-19T21:33:54.285+00:002013-03-19T21:33:54.285+00:00I had one of those typewriters - it was also a Chr...I had one of those typewriters - it was also a Christmas present. I did feel a bit annoyed by the painted on keyboard and having to use the dial. (Just shows that children do know when they're being patronised. Not my parents-I knew, even then, that they meant well-but the wider world.) <br /><br />I then graduated to an old office typewriter then but I wrote my first stories (all rejected) on an Olivetti portable typewriter which I thought was the bee's knees.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8236062346869013742013-03-19T16:08:36.289+00:002013-03-19T16:08:36.289+00:00Thanks Adèle - I'll let you know how my I-padd...Thanks Adèle - I'll let you know how my I-padding goes!Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30005668220012992682013-03-19T13:54:51.520+00:002013-03-19T13:54:51.520+00:00Ann I never thought of the significance of a raked...Ann I never thought of the significance of a raked keyboard before! I have mine propped up too for ease on wrists but I didn't make the link to the manual typewriter. I do find having a 'split' in the middle so that there's a space between the T&Y G&H etc a huge help to ease wrist and shoulder aches. <br /> Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-55379681678160789162013-03-19T12:42:22.081+00:002013-03-19T12:42:22.081+00:00Lovely post, Theresa and if I am responsible for y...Lovely post, Theresa and if I am responsible for your upcoming love affair with an Ipad, I'll be very pleased! And yes, Bethnal Green Museum is a must! Thanks for a super post! adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80010553812786246772013-03-19T11:53:47.628+00:002013-03-19T11:53:47.628+00:00We used to type to music too when I was at school!...We used to type to music too when I was at school! I'd forgotten that. Our teacher told us not to hit the keys hard or we'd never build up speed. I took that to heart - but when I looked down at my first lines of type there was nothing there at all! I miss the raked keyboards. My new one is propped up on books; this reduces the number of typos a bit. Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-54452146923529716412013-03-19T11:06:34.971+00:002013-03-19T11:06:34.971+00:00It is a beast of typewriter Joan but I can't b...It is a beast of typewriter Joan but I can't bear to throw it out. And yes my fingers were so sore in those early days of writing. I think a contributory factor to my RSI is that I still hit the computer keys very hard although that's not necessary. Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33680113411160112032013-03-19T11:03:43.182+00:002013-03-19T11:03:43.182+00:00Katherine and Sue - it really is a lovely spacious...Katherine and Sue - it really is a lovely spacious museum with an interesting history of it's own, minutes from the Tube, and lots of events going on. I joined in the Interactive Storytelling - it was brilliant. Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4588434560313301182013-03-19T10:49:44.120+00:002013-03-19T10:49:44.120+00:00I remember typing class with thumpy classical musi...I remember typing class with thumpy classical music to follow the beat of and those steep-racked manual typewriters - how hard you had to hit the keys and how many times my fingers slid between and got scraped! Past the toy stage, but a vivid memory none the less!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86457006951439589982013-03-19T10:36:01.396+00:002013-03-19T10:36:01.396+00:00Ouch! No Ann, I didn't mean to say 'Query ...Ouch! No Ann, I didn't mean to say 'Query Keyboard' I've now been brave enough to go in and edit my own post to change it, but it does seem appropriate, doesn't it? I think it's my brain that's wired wonky!Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9115963291054307532013-03-19T09:45:01.072+00:002013-03-19T09:45:01.072+00:00I've never been either - though did recently v...I've never been either - though did recently visit Pollock's Toy Museum (somewhere in the Bloomsbury area) also full of toys that triggered memories. I loved my first typewriter, an old Underwood, given to me by my parents with a ream of paper on my 14th birthday.<br /><br />Theresa, did you mean to say "Query Keyboard"? It seemed very appropriate in the circumstances? Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-45418195709073387502013-03-19T08:58:41.756+00:002013-03-19T08:58:41.756+00:00Definitely like the sound of a visit here!Definitely like the sound of a visit here!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-36328213815878642482013-03-19T08:51:53.031+00:002013-03-19T08:51:53.031+00:00How gorgeous! I have never been to the museum, bu...How gorgeous! I have never been to the museum, but now I must! What a lovely post, Theresa!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.com