Re: the computer built to last 50 years

On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:33:47 +0000, Bruce wrote:

The corollary is that those who were used to typists and typing pools
were relatively concise in their writing. The in extremis version of
this is where you see those wartime memos from Churchill or Roosevelt
consisting of just a couple of paragraphs.

Remember that bosses dictated their letters to secretaries in those days.

Part of the secretaries’ jobs would have been to condense boss’s mumblings
and ramblings down to something coherent.

On 17/03/2025 23:30, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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Just the ability to preview a page of text on the screen before
printing it out led to the saving, not just of paper, but of time.

 
I agree with that but not the saving paper bit. The photocopier and the
Wordprocessor's "print" button not only made life convenient but also
made mistakes convenient. We've all heard of a person who printed 20
copies when only 2 were required or similar.

But who had time to wait for all those 20 copies to print?

That’s what makes the story unlikely.