->  JN> Has typing speed increased on computers, with keyboards that don't
->  JN> require such a hard stroke?

-> if the soft keys didn't help speed the IBM "Selectric"
typrwriter (mechanical
-> typewriter with a power-assist) wouldn't have been popular. (it was very
-> popular) it also had a return key etc...

 My wife still uses on of those occasionaly. I bought one on
those(A Selectric II)about 10 years ago when I found a deal I couldn't
pass up at a Garage sale one time..
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