Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Version 1.0 Netnews CMS/BITNET 5/19/85; site PSUVM.BITNET Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!gmp From: GMP@psuvm.BITNET Newsgroups: net.micro,net.college Subject: Re: Word processor for a college freshman Message-ID: <2066GMP@psuvm> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 17:36:12 EDT Article-I.D.: psuvm.2066GMP Posted: Fri Aug 9 17:36:12 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 22:14:20 EDT References: 856@mtuxo.UUCP Lines: 6 Xref: linus net.micro:10189 net.college:748 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.