and some sent by vendors for review, at his home office. Because Pournelle was then, according to the magazine, "virtually Byte's only writer who was a mere use

and some sent by vendors for review, at his home office. Because Pournelle was then, according to the magazine, "virtually Byte's only writer who was a mere user—he didn't create compilers and computers, he merely used them," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle