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From: chris@alberta
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Subject: Re: How do you tell users to press RETURN every so often?
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Date: Sun, 4-Dec-83 05:25:18 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  4 05:25:18 1983
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When using most typewriters, it is physically impossible to type more letters
when the end of the current line is reached - the user MUST type a return in
order to continue. Not so with most terminals. Thus, the beginning computer
user doesn't receive a strong incentive to type a return at the end of each
line. I suspect also that most people, even beginners, have a model of a CRT
screen based on the television, in which the position of letters, etc. on
the screen is quite arbitrary. Thus again, they are not immediately led to
the line-by-model which the typewriter quickly leads them to.

	Chris Gray
	...uw-beaver!ubc-vision!alberta!chris