"Dan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:43:48 -0700, "Gandalf Grey"
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"Dan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:06:25 -0700, "Gandalf Grey"
wrote:


It's beginning to look like the docs are legitimate. The raised "e"'s
can't
be duplicated without a lot of effort in Word.


What "raised e's"? I don't see any.

The August 18, 1973 Memo. The two middle "e"s in the word
"interference".
This was caught by an independent expert named Marty Heldt, but anyone
can
see it in a blowup or even with a handheld magnifying glass.


Sorry, but I don't see it. I see a bunch of distortions from the
multiple copyings. They are *not* "raised" - the bottom is slightly
distorted compared to the first "e" in interference, but the tops are
in exactly the same spot.

Actual "raised letters" - usually referred to as "flying caps", are
due to the platen not being in the correct position after/before a
shift (CAPITAL LETTER) on a regular typewriter. IBM Selectric
"golfball" typewriters don't have this problem, because the upper case
letters are on the opposite side of the ball from the lower case
letters. There is no shifting of the platen involved.

I *do* see a superscript "th", however. No "hunt and peck" typist
would jump through the hoops needed to do this in a MEMO TO HIMSELF!
You have to manually space the page up 1/2 line, CHANGE THE TYPE BALL
to the smaller font, type the "th", manually space the page back down
and then REPLACE THE TYPE BALL WITH THE LARGER ONE!

Do you *seriously* believe someone actually did this - assuming he
actually had the IBM Selectric Composer typewriter to begin with?

Besides, this entire page lines up *perfectly* - horizontally AND
vertically - with the memo text re-typed into Word, using default
settings and margins. Just what do you think the odds are of *that*?

So no, it's NOT "beginning to look like the docs are legitimate"!
They are *clearly* forgeries.

Dan

Experts disagree with you, Dan.

I think I'll take their word over yours. Especially since I learned on a
Selectric II and superscript was taught to be nearly instinctual in 1964
typing classes.