Re: (ReacTor) When Did SFF Get Too Big?

Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

On 9/28/2024 9:33 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:

 
On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:09:33 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:
 

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https://reactormag.com/when-did-sff-get-too-big/

 
 
My desk had a hole for an inkwell, but we kept our ink in the bottles
it came in.

This is good.  Too many kids would not keep the ink where it belonged but
would instead use fountain pens to squirt one another in the face.

The inkwells were used in the days of dip pens. In the late 60s, I was
probably in 4th grade when we graduated to fountain pens. Since they
didn't need to be constantly reloaded with ink, the desk inkwell became
obsolete.

I never used a dip pen except in art class, but I can see it would have
major advantages over fountain pens with bladders that could be used to
squirt people with.
--scott
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