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From: carr@pi.cs.unc.edu (Michael Carr)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: Student Writing: Can the Machine Maim the Message?
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Date: 12 Jul 90 20:32:57 GMT
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Maybe people who are naturally sloppier writers are more likely to use
Macs?  The type of computer was given in the class description so maybe
a certain type of people who are inclined to use the more "modern" Mac
are more likely to be sloppy writers and more likely to be in those
sections.  ( nice sentence :-) )

A study should be done mixing people with types of computers at random,
not allowing them to select the type they want.  That way "IBM-type" 
people and "Mac-type" people will be working on either computer.  Anyway, 
just speculation that the type of person might have something to do with 
it, not just the type of machine.

Mike Carr