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If it isn't broken, don't fix it. I am tempted to try this for my own writing; the only thing I'd want to figure out is a sane way to get files off of it witho
by bigdubs 12y ago
If it isn't broken, don't fix it.
I am tempted to try this for my own writing; the only thing I'd want to figure out is a sane way to get files off of it without having to resurrect a floppy drive.
- delucain 12y agoYou could always emulate it or run it in a virtual machine if you're just looking for the experience of an old style word processor.
- AndyKelley 12y agoOr, you know, just use a new word processor and turn off all the features you don't like.
- Jtsummers 12y agoPart of the experience is actually being disconnected. You, your mind, your writing implement (be it pen and paper, typewriter, old DOS box or a more modern OS with no network connection (see Knuth)). EDIT: This could be done with a VM or something, but really you need some software that'll lock down your computer and not let you just alt-tab back to your normal, internet connected experience.
- bigdubs 12y agoThis is more what I was getting at, or at least what seems evocative about writing on vintage hardware; being disconnected.
- trumbitta2 12y agoI find Sublime Text distraction free mode very good at that.
- saraid216 12y agoHave you tried using pen and paper?
- bigdubs 12y agoIf this was a serious question, the serious answer is that I type a good order of magnitude faster than I write by pen and paper. And the ability to delete is useful.