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I’m an older millennial and I’ve be never used a typewriter. Think I’ve only seen them in museums

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An IBM Selectric is the last one I ever used. Meanwhile, I’ve had internet since ‘88 and a family computer in the home since ‘85. I’m described as elder Millinial, but I prefer Digitally Native Gen X frankly.

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Damn you had internet in ‘88? We didn’t get it until around ‘94… around 6th or 7th grade for me. Been hooked since!

I think I may be the same age as you. I’m ‘82 but my 2000 graduating class was ‘81-‘82 kids.

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I’m actually just a bit younger than you. We had it because my dad worked at Bell Labs and Scientific Atlanta way back when, so we could get the hook ups and build out whatever computing or network machinery we needed at the time. It was like sci-fi legos learning it as I grew up. It was great!

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My Grandma had a Word Processor (hardware, not software) for years after she got a PC. She just liked using it and mailing personal letters to family.

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