aspects in choice of
programs, 115–16, 118–20
case examples, 116–22
self-instruction, 124–$2
Trapdoor/backdoor crime, 170–71
Trojan horse tricks, 167–68
Twin disk drives, 23–24
Twisted pair network, 246–$2
Unidirectional printers, 296–$2
UNIX, 235–$2
operating system of, 285–86
Used computers, buying guidelines, 292–93
User-privilege levels, 242–$2
VDTs
cataracts and, 156–$2
radiation and, 154–56
Ventilation, computers and, 152–$2
Vertical bar charts, 333–$2
Very low-frequency (VLF) radiation, 155–$2
Victor 9000, 271–76
VisiCalc, 83–84, 87–88
Voice grade lines, 350
Wangnet, 235–36, 239, 246–47
Ward Christensen Protocol, 351, 359
WEB network, 234, 236–37, 240–41
What-if tables, 89
Windows, 62–63, 343–45
buying guidelines, 344–45
Wiretapping, 173
Word length, modem, 350
Word processing operations, job design, 137–35
Word processor
dedicated versus micro, 52
Perfect Writer, 310–18
Select, 65–72
Spellbinder, 69
terms used, 47–48
WordStar, 7, 44, 45–59, 285, 302–309
WordStar, 7, 44–59, 285, 302–309
accessory programs, 308–309
anti-botch-up-features, 306–307
creation of, 53–54
customization of, 308
damage limitation, 307
documentation, 304
ease of use, 302–304
error messages, 308
“Help” levels, 305
manufacturer support, 309
maturity of, 302
power of, 305–306
search-and-replace feature, 306
speed of, 305
strengths of, 46–47
training time, 67
word processing terms, 47–48
WordStar 2000, 60–62, 303, 310–11
Word wrap, 46
Work station, 239
XMODEM Protocol, 351, 359
XON/XOFF, 351
Yank-back feature, 307
Z80 microprocessor, Kaypro, 20–21
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Transcriber’s Note
Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and
are noted here. Where the intent of the author is ambiguous, a suggested
re-reading is provided here, and the text itself is merely annotated.
The references are to the page and line in the original. Entries with
three numbers refer to the page, the footnote (as resequenced), and the
line within the footnote. The following issues should be noted, along
with the resolutions.
ii.3 Published in the Uni[t]ed States Added,
12.24 Two San Francis[c]o-area authors, Added.
24.8 [“]The “B” drive is my =data disk= Removed.
24.24 floppy disk[s] drives Removed.
30.35 the very same writer who had le[a]d the Removed.
cheering
31.2 was no match for some more expensive Removed.
machines[’].
50.20 wanted to do.[”] Added.
50.21 and others unfamiliar with computer arcan[i]a. Removed.
52.13 Then again, your boss may ba[l/w]l you out Replaced.
52.27 m[e/o]re programmers are writing Replaced.
53.44 WordStar as a programming aid[e] to write Removed.
WordStar.
56.31 to have a manual.[”] Added.
70.42 [“]The user needs to know Added.
71.25.1 account of Sele[k/c]t’s capital shortage Replaced.
88.31 have to go through unwield[l]y computer Removed.
rigamarole
89.33 Symphony, for instance[,] lets you flush out Added.
formulas
90.12 and it did [“]all the basic search and sorting Removed.
94.1 Turn onto Cary Avenue. Follow [M/C]ary Replaced.
101.39 the data base grew too unwield[l]y Removed.
104.9 was as badly botched as its hardware[.] Added.
117.8 said Bill Scrivo[,] an ex-managing editor. Added.
120.24 have microprocessors in them.[”] Added.
136.36 How much more can they push them[./?] Replaced.
138.20 and the same breaks [e]very hour for workers Added.
148.40 Angle between upper and low[er] arms: Added.
150.8 particularly effective on a num[b]er of Added.
newspapers.
161.22 A second failing of electroluminescent Added.
screen[s]
166.16 mainframes are sending electronic copies to [a Removed.
]micros
170.13 why not zap [a]way the barriers Added.
176.4 but it helps.[”] Added.
177.12 Steve Wozniak, the Apple cofounde[e]r Removed.
188.20 Your dial-up computer [should] send its name _sic_:
until should not
194.38 You can’t afford to have your material stored _sic_
just [in on] your chip.
204.60.2 “Rising Trend of Computer Age: Employees Who Added.
Work at Home;[”] _New York Times_
206.36 articles sent over the phone lines[?/.] Replaced.
210.16 the regular workers cost a[t] least $50.52 a Added.
day
215.1 A COMPARIS[I]ON OF OFFICE EXPENSES PER WORKER Removed.
217.25 establish munytels in poorer neighbor[hood]s>. Added.
220.72.1 Nilles’s[;] three-quarters of a billion Removed.
222.6 a vivid contrast to be[ ]suited, tied
scientists
222.38 The Source and a rival network, CompuServe[,] Added.
each boast
223.12 “You may even want to type ‘Chuckle,’[”] Trudy Added.
says,
225.32 packet-switching techniques[,] can also Removed.
increase
233.25 electronic mail can go from [person] to _sic_: one
another person
241.10 instead of saying you[r] wanted to reach Removed.
245.31 the computers don’t[’] mind being “it” Removed.
253.9 “Hey, don’t worry[,/.] You’ll learn it much Replaced.
faster than I did,”
257.15 to work together via[ by] computer Redundant.
266.92.1 Clarke[’s] conjecture about Added.
267.95.8 with horrid results, e.g., underlin[in]g to Added.
the end of the manuscript!!
272.9 from an AC ex[t]ension cord. Added.
283.2 Are you pre[p]ared to do your homework? Added.
259.24 I hoped that benefic[i]ent HALs Removed.
267.22 _that_ will be in an attaché case.[’]” Removed.
290.27 will pro[b]ably quit then Added.
292.29 are damaged by [a sloppy drive in machine] _sic_: a
floppy drive
in the
machine (?)
295.19 so thermal printers were also out of the Added.
run[n]ing for me.
347.5 the mouse-equipped Macintosh for “na[i/ï]ve Replaced.
users.”
348.6 is found most often in arcade-style [styles]. _sic_
350.20 transmitted information at 300 baud[s] Removed.
353.14 An issue more basic than control characters Replaced.
i[n/s] whether
353.19 You can send at 4,800 baud[s] Removed.
379.1 Perfect Fil[l]er, 324-27 Added.