On 09/10/2017 11:08 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > But, there were MANY obscure, mostly unpublished, manuscripts among the > VERY first uses of word processing. Well before Jerry got into computers.
In fact, I'm aware of at least one novel that was composed using punched cards on a mainframe. Using computers to prepare text pre-dates microprocessors by a country mile. Calling it "word processing" was a later innovation. That being said, I enjoyed Jerry's USENET postings back in the day immensely. Fred, you forgot that Tesla invented alternating current... --Chuck