Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
I read this to my husband who said, "The computer may have brought an end to typewriters but the calculator still hasn't superseded the abacus."
And for some of us, the abacus has not replaced the fingers.Michael
Not quite dead yet.Swintec, a New Jersey company, is still making typewriters under its own name. True - they're manufactured outside the US, but most of them are brought right back here.Their biggest customers? The government...and prisons.Go figure. Must be some connection.- Jeff
Jeff,That's great to hear. (I still prefer a typewriter for typing envelopes.)I'll check them out.Michael
I read this to my husband who said, "The computer may have brought an end to typewriters but the calculator still hasn't superseded the abacus."
ReplyDeleteAnd for some of us, the abacus has not replaced the fingers.
ReplyDeleteMichael
Not quite dead yet.
ReplyDeleteSwintec, a New Jersey company, is still making typewriters under its own name. True - they're manufactured outside the US, but most of them are brought right back here.
Their biggest customers? The government...and prisons.
Go figure. Must be some connection.
- Jeff
Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear. (I still prefer a typewriter for typing envelopes.)
I'll check them out.
Michael