Re: CDC slowdown / TV computers (Was: Re: Burroughs 203)

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From: a... Andrew MacRae
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1990 20:35

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On the show Lou Grant a recurring sub plot had to do with the newspaper
writers trying to get used to using word processing on terminals instead
of typewriters.  I guess the producers didn't want to spend too much money
on the terminals used on the set because they used old ADDS terminals
(model 29?) of the kind I had to put up with at work.  Of course these
terminals only supported UPPER CASE letters, so I'm not sure how useful
they would be to a newspaper writer (except perhaps those writing for
USA Today).

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Subject: Re: CDC slowdown / TV computers (Was: Re: Burroughs 203)
Keywords: CDC TRS-80 TV differential analyzer 3270
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