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From: dmimi@ecsvax.UUCP (Miriam Clifford)
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Subject: RE: what's needed for a home computer (A Use)
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 08:59:34 EDT
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I have a "home" computer, though I did not buy it originally for home
use.  I do use it a lot--for:

1.  Keeping membership and financial records for several small clubs
and organizations to which I belong.

2.  Keeping track of good restaurants in various parts of the country,
books I want to read, movies, good recordings to buy, etc.

3.  Getting small research data sets organized and analyzed for my
husband and others.

4.  Reading network news and using mail :-).

I would not buy a computer for these things, I don't think, but I
certainly enjoy using it these ways and find it very worth while.
I agree completely that use of a computer for recipes, home appliance
control and bank balancing is a waste of time.  But we do track some
stocks, and keep track, by category, of tax deductable information.

Mimi Clifford