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Happy MT Week! We've Come A Long Way, Baby

Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 comments (4)
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One thing "experienced" MTs love to do is talk (cough, brag, cough) about the "old days" of transcribing on typewriters while listening to dictation from a tape or perhaps even a belt dictation machine. But here are a few photos of an era that goes back even further!

Happy MT Week!

Jay Vance, CMT
AHDI Lounge Administrator/Moderator





4 comments:

  1. Coleen Fisher said...
    May 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM  

    Great photos! Thanks for posting them!!

  2. Anonymous said...
    May 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM  

    Your'e so right...a VERY long way!!!

  3. Bonnie Monico said...
    May 20, 2010 at 8:20 AM  

    I loved these pictures, while I had seen some along the way we have come a long way baby! This is a very exciting week and I say Happy MT Week to all reading these posts.

  4. Anonymous said...
    May 20, 2010 at 8:49 AM  

    Great photos, and we think we have it hard now!!!

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