[lrem]

Also: even if you noticed your printout trip have a typo, you were more likely to go "ah feckitt" due to the hassle of getting a new one.

[bdcravens]

You could correct errors using correction tape: basically pressed dry white-out atop the letter, assuming you lined it up correctly and pressed the same letter - you then type the correct letter. Of course for an important document like a resume you may want to retype the whole thing.

Also it wasn’t really a “printout” since you saw each letter as you typed it.