On 30/10/2014 12:14, Thomas de Groot wrote:
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>>
>> The way of the world. :-)
>> Recently I transferred all of my PovRay and Poser files from an old
>> machine to a new one. It took all night via WiFi. Now I have to do it
>> again to a desktop machine.
>> BTW Did you know that it is possible to type with your elbows?
>> Another non-standard typing method I have come across is typing with
>> your thumb and first two or three fingers pressed together for strength.
>> I noticed this when I worked for a newspaper. The "ex-hot metal"
>> compositors typed like that.
>>
> Lol! I didn't know that! It reminds me of carillon playing: with fists.

Yes just like that. Hot metal typesetting was a mechanical process 
requiring a lot of force.

> I have a cousin-in-law who is a professional player and he sometimes
> uses his elbows too :-) Never tried it myself on a keyboard though ;-)
>

Well to be honest. It was not a standard keyboard. It was a hand built 
ruggedised one and the keys were slightly further apart than on a normal 
computer keyboard.


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Regards
     Stephen

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