Some Things Have Changed Since Gardner MA Actively Used Typewriters
Just how did the City of Gardner maintain its documents since 1785? Originally, items were handwritten. The typewriter did not become common in offices until the mid 1880s. When Gardner became a City in 1923, the typewriter was an indispensable tool. However, the QWERTY keyboard layout, developed for typewriters 150 years ago remains the standard for computer keyboards.
While Gardner is celebrating its Centennial as a City on January 1, 2023, it will have used personal computers for less than half that time. And the Internet has been a major influence in the life of its citizens for less than 30 years. HD Television such as what is currently used for the City of Gardner YouTube videos has been widespread in the United States for only the last 15 years. And the use of widespread “streaming” has only been possible since high speed internet has been available.
Today it is common to type a document on a computer’s keyboard and save it in a variety of ways. For example, the Gardner City Council Agenda is downloadable from the City of Gardner website in pdf format. It can be read via computer without ever printing it. But this would not have been possible without the development of typewriters before Gardner was even a City.
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