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>From JWALKER@BBNA Thu Nov 12 09:17:05 1981
Sometimes a simple solution to a difficult problem works almost
as well as a difficult solution to a difficult problem.

I've heard of a system in use in a local computer company for
handling final page layout of files containing typesetter output.
This runs on a standard 24X80 ASCII terminal.  What you see on
the screen is a representation of the page.  The first few words
of each paragraph appear (for orienting yourself to the galleys)
and the rest is only schematic.  You have rows of dots indicating
the lengths of the lines (for unjustified stuff, natch).  There
are commands for moving text around, moving figures relative to
text, (changing line layout I think), and the other kinds of
things you need to do in final "tuning" of output.  The editing
commands operate on the screen display and also on the file that
contains the typesetter final output.

Thus demonstrating that you don't need the ultimate in bit-mapped
hardware to do complex editing work.  People are somewhat quick to
assume that if all you have is a "monospaced" terminal, you can't
@i[really] appreciate fancy output devices.