3215rfs@mtuxo.UUCP (r.soyack) (08/06/85)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** My oldest son is starting college this fall and my wife and I are trying to decide on either a typewriter or a cheap word processor. My son is not too interested in hacking. He is a liberal arts type. He is also klutzy when it comes to machines. We are thinking in terms of a Sears electronic typewriter that draws graphs and stores 4K charaters in its memory, or a Commodore 64, with a printer. If anyone in netland has comments on these choices or any other choices to propose we would be grateful. Thanks in advance Rich Soyack mtuxo!3215rfs 201 576-6065
GMP@psuvm.BITNET (08/10/85)
WHY NOT BUY A USED IBM DISPLAYWRITER. THEY ARE STATE OF THE ART SUPER TYPE-
WRITERS, LITERALLY DESIGNED FOR HUMANISTS. ZINSSER OF BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB
HAS A BOOK OUT, "WRITING WITH A WORD PROCESSOR," THAT HYPES THE VIRTUES OF THE
DISPLAYWRITERS. I VE BEEN USING ONE SINCE THEY CAME OUT AND HAVE BEEN AVER-
AGING THREE BOOKS A YEAR.