The TI could only generate a 40-column display, but TI Writer delivered a virtual 80-column page that could be viewed using a left, middle, and right panning window - a bit cumbersome, indeed. Wanting to start using a word processor for my school reports (6th grade), I made the obvious choice to go with TI Writer, a combination cartridge and disk program that output to a printer tied to the RS-232 interface card (if you had one). TI Writer on the TI-99/4A (1983) - My first computer, the TI-99/4A, was nice for games and educational programs, but wasn’t the ideal word processing platform. (I should underscore the fact that this post is not meant to be a look at the overall evolution of the word processor, but a look back at my own experiences over the years.) Reading the article, I began to reflect upon the word processors I have used over the past 35 years and it inspired me to write a little about a few of those that stand-out in my mind. A few days ago I was running through twitter when I saw Peter Cohen ( link to a blog post he had written about distraction free writing and the focused simplicity of a 30 year old word processor.
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