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Article #707Re: Paper versus Computer Monitors
From: Joe Beckenbach
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 1988 20:30
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 1988 20:30
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Gary Benson writes: > In fact, I predict that computer screens will always be second choice > over paper for many users besides editors. For example, technicians > will probably always prefer the paper service manual, cooks their > cookbooks and engineers their CRC Standard Math Tables. Probably the first in a flurry of replies.... (oops, paper metaphor :-) While doing math homework I didn't want to have to bother firing up the computer to find an essential concept. While writing long algorithms in pseudocode I need the context AND a few helpful arrows in different colors to remind me where I need to do more work. For a lot of things which aren't currently computer-based it is much wiser to keep from forcing it onto the computer medium. Anyway, a recipe is easier to carry around on a card than on a disk, and is less affected by kitchen spills. :-) Joe Beckenbach
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hplabsz!taylor From: beckenba@csvax.caltech.edu (Joe Beckenbach) Newsgroups: comp.society Subject: Re: Paper versus Computer Monitors Message-ID: <1876@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> Date: 9 Apr 88 20:30:07 GMT Sender: taylor@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM Organization: California Institute of Technology Lines: 19 Approved: taylor@hplabs