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Back in the old days before there were computers there had to be a way for letters and other business correspondence to be saved. Rather than type the letter several times, it was discovered that one could use a pressure sensitive piece of carbon between two ordinary pieces of typing paper and get a copy of the original without typing twice. This was a great time saver because there were as many as four copies that could be made of the same letter.
There were no PCs, no faxes, no copy machines or emails. Everything was done by hand on typewriters. So the typist had to copy letters and invoices and everything else by hand on paper with a typewriter. Carbon paper helped make things easier.
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the han dynasty invented the paper money
Paper money was invented by who?
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What are carbon checks?
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How was paper money invented?
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When was carbon paper invented?
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Who invented carbon?
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Who invented the carbon counter?
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Carbon Paper?
form_title= Carbon Paper form_header= Print all receipts on carbon paper. How many sheets do you need?*= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, More than 5} What will you be using the carbon paper for?*= _ [50] Do you want the carbon paper delivered?*= () Yes () N0
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What types of paper are used for multi-form sheets?
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What is the history of carbon copy?
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What is the reaction with litmus paper in carbon?
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What Chinese dynasty invented paper?
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