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

-> I suspect top speed for typing has increased quite a bit, mainly because 
-> you never take either hand off the keyboard.   This was also true of the 
-> guys who punched tape for teletype - no need to take the hands off the 
-> keyboard.  Many a tape puncher could do 80wpm or so punching tape, but only  
-> maybe 60 on a old mill.

 My Linda used to be able to do 90 WPM on a Manual Typewriter.
She sure blesses the inventior of Computers though for Wordprocessing.
For the Clerk that was about equal to going to the Moon. :-)  :-)
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