Word Power: A History of Typing

By DeonY
  • Ye Olde Manual Typewriter

    Ye Olde Manual Typewriter
    I loved to type and write stories when I was a kid. I loved pulling out the typewriter to be official.
  • The First Computer

    The First Computer
    I was in second grade when my school got its first ever classroom computer. It was a marvel and something not to be touched.
  • Processors, processors

    Processors, processors
    Even though computers were a thing, I still learned to type on a word processor.
  • Just flopping around

    Just flopping around
    Remember those big floppy disks? I do. That's what I used to save my work in high school.
  • The Big Apple

    The Big Apple
    When I was in high school, I loved to visit my sister's school to use her Apple computer. It had fancy fonts like apple chancery.
  • Really a floppy?

    Really a floppy?
    Was this really a floppy? It was harder than its bigger older brother. Floppy, indeed, when I lost my term paper in college.
  • Career Writer

    Career Writer
    My first professional desk included a computer like this. I still remember the day mine blew up.
  • Laptop Lady

    Laptop Lady
    Ah. A computer I could take home with me at the end of the day. Laptops were lit!
  • Who needs windows?

    Who needs windows?
    Chromebooks run everything straight from the internet. Woohoo!
  • iPhone calling

    iPhone calling
    Now I can access my files through a Google app on my iPhone. What the app?!?