Snopes on Ken Olsen

From: Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_computer-refuge.org>
Date: Wed Sep 22 10:59:27 2004

On Tuesday 21 September 2004 22:22, Joseph S. Barrera III wrote:
> Zane H. Healy wrote:
> > As for typewriters, I still have one on my desk at work, I find
> > that a typewriter is still useful, even now.
>
> Really?! For what?
>
> (Besides doing a better job of faking Bush memos...)


Well, it's much harder to fill out paper forms using a computer and
printer (getting spacing right, measuring the form to figure out where
fields are, etc). And, I prefer using my Selectric on forms to using a
pen and writing it out; my handwriting isn't always that readable.

Pat
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