I used a comptometer years ago after graduating from high school in 1955. Yes - they were very large calculator like devices for bookkeeping purposes where I worked. Doesn't surprise me that they are not in the newer dictionaries though. They took out such things to add the smutty words that would never have been in there 50 years ago. Shirl ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Not surprisingly, skills learned a long time ago often help us today, especially with our genealogy. I avoided comptometers and 10-day adding "machines" and choose to learn typing instead; that skill has served me well since I learned how to type in 1955. Using our computers at home or a laptop at the FHC or a courthouse or cemetery and knowing how to type well (and still very fast) is a definite advantage. Wishing my research could move as fast as my fingers. Jacquie ----- Original Message ----- From: <ShineOn101@aol.com> To: <mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Confession >I used a comptometer years ago after graduating from high school in 1955. > Yes - they were very large calculator like devices for bookkeeping > purposes > where I worked. > Shirl