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From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
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Subject: Re: Low cost Mac's ?
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Date: 30 Aug 90 19:25:00 GMT
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fiddler@concertina.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) writes:
>***TYPEWRITER??!!!***

	Let's not over-react.  I'm a big fan of not throwing away perfectly
good tools just because something sexier has come along.  For some jobs
(say, typing 1-off envelopes or labels, or filling out pre-printed forms),
you can't touch the ease of use of a typewriter with any word processor
that I know of.  And, for the person who really does just produce a couple
of letters a week, a nice simple memory typewriter should work just fine.
Perhaps it's a matter of semantics as to whether that's a typewriter or a
word processor, but certainly a Mac or PC is gross overkill for many
situations.

	Unfortunately, I can't justify having a typewriter in my office for
typing envelopes, so every once in a while I just steal a box of those
expensive window envelopes our business office uses and format all my
letters so the inside address shows out the window.  You won't see me
fighting with either troff on my Unix machine or MS Word on my Mac to get
my LaserWriter to print envelopes.  Unfortunately, I still have to trek
upstairs to use the postage meter.  Anybody have a bit of PostScript to
produce a US stamp? :-)

	Now, where did I stash that old Smith-Corona manual I used to use
when I was in high school ....
--
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