Re: Could not agree more
> there's more difference between Wordstar in 1980 and Word today than between an IBM Golfball Typewriter and Wordstar
I bed to differ: The big difference between (any) word processing and (any) typewriter is the very unique capacity to edit text (rewrite parts, add stuff, copy/paste, in short change your mind till you're satisfied with the result), something no typewriter can do.
That is the big advantage of all word processing software, the thing that sets them apart, everything else is just bells and whistles, since what (usually) matters is the message, not the messenger's clothes. To me Wordstar and Word are the same, the latter just has more bells and whistles (note I didn't say "bloat").
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