Also: wouldn't it make more sense to use a single character (⋮) for the expensive-to-cast typebar rather than the cheap-to-print keycap?
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Replying to @shadychars @WideSpacer
Oh, my understanding of his argument was that the tricolon served a purpose of ¤ today – a generic currency symbol.
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I’ll email him later today to see if he can shed some light on this.
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I got an answer! Which is speculation, but an interesting one.pic.twitter.com/ansgLPQLgc
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Replying to @mwichary @WideSpacer
Hmm...but are there any extant typed documents with the correction mentioned here?
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Replying to @shadychars @WideSpacer
I have wondered about that. I am actually curious what would be a good way to find typewritten documents from late 19th century?
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Replying to @mwichary @shadychars
Google image search. E.g. "Typewritten letter 1874". Repeat for each year. It's how i found old handwritten number signs.
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I also wonder about very early typewriter instructions 1873-1878. Hard to find. But i expect they will say $ is S and I.
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Do you have any sources for any time period on faking a pound sterling sign? L and dash maybe?
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Replying to @WideSpacer @shadychars
Yeah, I have sources on the list I created a few weeks ago.
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f+L: Stylebook for Typists (1949) Remington Rand: What every typist should know Typing for everyone (1983)
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f+t: Yost 4 typewriter manual (1895)
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L+-: Dictionary of Typewriting
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