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Subject: JS&A Microwriter
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Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 10:08:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 20 10:08:51 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Apr-84 01:22:32 EST
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	I was just about to throw out a JS&A catalog that came in
	the mail when I came across something that I thought was
	interesting. In the catalog there is a full page layout on a
	device called the Microwriter. It is essentially a 5 button
	typewriter with a serial port, 8K of RAM, and a 16 character
	LCD. The 5 buttons are shaped like a handprint and are to be
	operated with one hand. The 8K and LCD are fairly useless, I
	think, but the article claims that people have found this
	device extremely comfortable to use and learn. In fact they
	claim that once learned "it's the smoothest link from your
	brain to the written word".

	Has anyone ever come across one of these or heard of their use ?
	Would it be worth trying one to see (they list for a hefty
	$499) ?

			Paul Nauman	harpo!mhuxl!pmn