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Subj : The Decline of PCs
To : Rob Mccart
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Dec 28 2025 10:28 am
Hello Rob Mccart!
** On Saturday 27.12.25 - 09:09, Rob Mccart wrote to OGG:
OG>> I'd take notes in Forkner shorthand in class, and later in my
>> residence room rewrite it into full form. That helped in the
>> "study" method.
RM> In Grade 3 ? B)
Of course not. Forkner was in highshool, pre-computer, post-
cursive.
RM> I never learned short hand, never saw a need. My sister
RM> took it in school, and typing, but not I..
Short-hand was kinda fun. It was easy to document someone's
full converstation. I took typing too - that served at
university as well since home computers were still not common
then.
One student in my univ. residence had the habit of transcribing
his handwritten notes in class to type-written notes. That
seemed to be a fine way to revisit/study one's notes.
RM>> I further learned that you can copy text all day long
RM>> while being 'vegged out' and you don't retain anything of
RM>> it.. B)
OG>> Yeah.. I can imagine a rebel take that stance. :D
RM> I wasn't actually trying to not learn anything, I was just
RM> copying the words without really reading them..
I knew student that would often fall asleep in class. But he
seemed to pull things off and got high grades and went on for a
Masters.
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