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Word Processing: The Enduring Killer App

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I started writing before computers were commonly available. But, unlike some who are nostalgic for the era of pen and ink, I feel only joy about relying on machines in my struggle to communicate with written language.

Wang Laboratories, USA, 1978; source: Powerhouse Museum, http://ow.ly/lT4On
Wang Laboratories, USA, 1978; source: Powerhouse Museum, http://ow.ly/lT4On

My handwriting was inelegant from the