I was pretty much the same, I do go back and spell check. Simply because I find not having auto correct forces me to be more diligent in my grammar ect.
On 3 Nov 2017 3:12 p.m., "Kevin Becker" <ke...@kevinbecker.org> wrote: > I'm a relatively new member to the mailing list. I've been lurking for a > week or two now. I also just recently dusted my Model 102 off to do some > writing with it. I entered into the NaNoWriMo contest for the first time > this year and was planning to use the 102 a little bit just for the novelty > factor, but I have to say I kinda like it. When writing on my laptop or > even my iPad I find myself responding to notifications and looking at other > information. I also tend to worry more about typos, grammar, etc. On the > Model 102 I barely pay attention to the actual words on the screen. And > because going back to fix a typo is a bit of a hassle with the cursor keys, > instead I just focus on plowing forward and can leave the edits for another > time. I use the basic/assembly wc.ba app from club100 to track my word > counts and then it's only a small hassle to plug in a cable at the end of a > writing session and save the text to my MacBook. > > On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Just curious, John: how many members does this mailing list have these >> days? >> >> m >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* John R. Hogerhuis >> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 02, 2017 6:10 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [M100] Any writers still using an M100? >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:51 PM Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I thought some of you might be amused by this reply to a post I made in >>> a CCtalk mailing list thread discussing the best device for undistracted >>> writing with a good keyboard, display and battery life: >>> >>> FWIW, Evan is a well-known figure in the vintage computer community. >>> >>> m >> >> >> Well sounded like he was debunking a specific bit of old wrong news. >> >> Reality is people do write with it. Not sure in what numbers. Sports >> writer story... never heard of it. >> >> — John. >> >> >
