What word-processor programs existed prior to micros?
WPS-8, of course. Wang had word processors in that same era. Then there
is the MT/ST which I think is older still. And if you define it as
"computer based text editor" then you'd go back at least to TECO, which first
appeared on the PDP-1, so that would be early 1960s.
On Sun, 10 Sep 2017, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
WPS-8 was awesome! I had one of the desks with the 8a in the back and
rxo1 drives!
and the daisy wheel printer then over time ended up with three.... but
alas have none now...
Surely SOMEBODY must have used one for a manuscript. Possibly
after hours in a business where the boss might not have even
approved of using it for "non-business" stuff. 'course it might have been
something obscure and forgettable.
Virtually ALL "FIRST"s in history had obscure predecessors.
Hence the word "FIRST" should be avoided by any real historians with
integrity.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
