Sunday, March 21, 2010
Free Software
Posted on 7:11 AM by Impress Rabi
In only a few decades, due to advancing computer technologies, writing tools have evolved from soft-lead pencils to software programs, many of which are free. As detailed in sections below, free software for writers includes information organizers and word processors.
In the early 20th century, typewriters were not really a great advance. A typewriter was much more noisy than any pen or pencil. It consumed more trees because you needed to retype many pages. It demanded intense concentration and precise dexterity. It was user hostile and very unforgiving; if you made an error, you could not fix it neatly. If you wanted to move a paragraph from one page to another, you needed to cut and paste the paragraph physically, using scissors and glue. All remaining typewriters are imprisoned where they belong, in museums.
In the early 20th century, typewriters were not really a great advance. A typewriter was much more noisy than any pen or pencil. It consumed more trees because you needed to retype many pages. It demanded intense concentration and precise dexterity. It was user hostile and very unforgiving; if you made an error, you could not fix it neatly. If you wanted to move a paragraph from one page to another, you needed to cut and paste the paragraph physically, using scissors and glue. All remaining typewriters are imprisoned where they belong, in museums.
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