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What about WordStar on DOS? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27407502 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27407502 What I'm trying to say is: it doesn't ma
by vijucat 6y ago
What about WordStar on DOS?
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27407502 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27407502
What I'm trying to say is: it doesn't matter what the tool is. If the process / outcome are worth it, then starting to write is much more valuable than the exact tool (that you choose to get the cool kids nodding their heads in agreement). Productivity is cool.
- cxr 6y agoI don't get it. There seems to be a sentiment in these comments that older → ill-suited; ill-suited being the actual reason why the anecdote about Excel is noteworthy. WordStar on DOS is a word processor. It's old and uncool, sure, but it's not ill-suited for the task in the way that Excel is. Someone below mentions that Excel is probably an "upgrade" from a typewriter. What. Sure, Excel has undo and arbitrary text insertion, but so does Photoshop. Ask yourself if Photoshop would be an upgrade from a typewriter just because it's newer. At some point, the impedance mismatch wrt the actual task it was conceived for is so great that it will dominate any equation related to suitability for a particular purpose. So even the most recent version of Excel is still more ill-suited for writing than things actually made for writing, like typewriters and old word processors.
- mrmonkeyman 6y agoI think Photoshop would be a significant step up from a typewriter, yes. Ever used both? Editing text in PS is easy as can be and you can make it look pretty too.