In news:jriqs4d7fu5mn68npg4us3j2j4afrtiu1u@4ax.com,
AJL typed on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:34:23 -0700:
> Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:
>
>> AJL <1@fakeaddress.com> wrote in
>> news:orups49h5chucd7i550u9keoaev4ojo1e1@ 4ax.com:
>>
>>> While I can't even write a sentence on one, just watch the kids
>>> these days. They can text books of information in seconds (slight
>>> exaggeration but not much...) while not even looking at the keyboard
>>> (or screen). Their thumbs are a blur...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaXjqfAgkQ
>>
>> Those two kids text messaging are supposed to be the fastest from
>> some kind of organization or other...
>
> The video didn't say where the texter kids came from and I doubt they
> are the fastest. I'll bet my grandkids could beat them easily... ;)
> But that wasn't the point. You said: "They're [phone keyboards]
> useless if any kind if "input" from you over a sentence long...". And
> I think the video even shows that phone keyboards are far from
> useless.
>
> The ham sending the code in the video was only going about 25 WPM.
> Had they gotten a real CW op for the demonstration, they could have
> really embarrassed the texter.

Well the fastest SMS that I can find was 32.5 WPM. Which is supposed to
be the Guinness World Record. And those who does morse code can do this
and faster. So I don't know? The guy or kid on the street probably can't
even do morse code, and most people I don't think could do 10 WPM with
SMS. I know I can't.

> BTW for those who want to see...

I don't believe there is any reason to get personal, do you? Btw, I have
a lot of respect for both of you btw. <grin>

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Bill
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