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Typewriters weren't the right tool for composing text, although there were some successful people that made it work, especially at offices or newspapers. Knuth
by copperx 8y ago
Typewriters weren't the right tool for composing text, although there were some successful people that made it work, especially at offices or newspapers.
Knuth still does use a pencil and paper, as far as I know. He only types the manuscript in Emacs once he has composed it.
- drfuchs 8y agoAnd more than just for academic papers: TeX was hand written in full on yellow legal pad, and then typed into the full-screen editor.