Computer Help and Support

People who typed on typewriters wanted computers to work in a similar way.

It's also useful for making neat tables in monospace type.

My mom was a world class typist. Her first experiences with computer word processing were that she typed too fast for the machines to keep up.

In the days when computers were uncommon my mom made me and my siblings take typing classes. There were only two boys in my seventh grade typing class.

My mom's foresight served me very well. In college and in work I've spent many hours each day at the keyboard. (I've spent countless hours here on DU as well!)

I can generally type as fast as I think, but not nearly so fast as my mom.

In high school I'd be up at one o'clock in the morning struggling to finish typing a term paper I'd procrastinated on, clickity, clickity, clickity...

It would irritate my mom to hear me typing so slowly so she'd get out of bed, and with much irritation and disgust, finish typing my term papers in about two seconds, BRRRAAAAPPPPP!, perfectly, without any mistakes, repairing trivial spelling and grammar mistakes along the way. But oh man, would I pay for that...