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Post #288,300 by pwhysall 7/4/07 1:35:17 PM 7/4/07 1:39:21 PM Reply	SGML isn't a layout language. LaTeX, now that's a layout language. SGML just provides a framework for marking things up. ETA: No, I do remember those days. I had a Star LC-10 and then an LC24-10 (24 pins! Swanky! Could do proportional spacing!) and I drove them from a variety of software packages which you've never heard of, including View, WordWise, WordWise Plus and Impression Publisher II, running on hardware platforms you've never heard of, including the BBC Micro, BBC Master, Acorn Archimedes and A5000. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|] Edited by pwhysall July 4, 2007, 01:39:21 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #288,316 by drewk 7/4/07 11:20:00 PM Reply	Pretty cocky of you to think I wouldn't know any of those Okay, I don't, but I mean, still ... === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #288,317 by Andrew Grygus 7/4/07 11:42:19 PM Reply	Well, I've heard of the BBC Micro and Acorn . . . . . and even seen pictures of them, though never the machines in the flesh. The Brits have been quite unable to penetrate the U.S. market (the last abject failure was Tiny - apparently not realizing that Whopper is about as small as we go here). It'll be interesting to see how Tesco (groceries) does in California. By all reports they're being extra careful about their marketing plan. Maybe I'll be able to snag some marrowfat peas before they go belly up (no I already have Marmite). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #288,332 by pwhysall 7/5/07 10:35:16 AM Reply	mmm, marrowfat peas. Vegetable of champions. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator] [image\|http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/pwhysall/Misc/saveus.png\|0\|Darwinia\|\|]

Whatever happened to WordStar? - (lincoln) - (32) - July 2, 2007, 10:37:48 AM EDT

I never liked it. - (Andrew Grygus) - (27) - July 2, 2007, 11:54:56 AM EDT

Who ever said it was supposed to be a "text *formatter*"? -NT - (CRConrad) - (14) - July 2, 2007, 04:37:52 PM EDT

Because it is. - (Andrew Grygus) - (13) - July 2, 2007, 05:07:39 PM EDT

No it (HTML) is not; as you say, it is the browser that is. - (CRConrad) - (10) - July 2, 2007, 05:49:29 PM EDT

That's just nuts. - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - July 2, 2007, 09:39:11 PM EDT

Incorrect. - (pwhysall) - (8) - July 3, 2007, 01:34:37 AM EDT

CSS sucks for table-like things, though. - (admin) - July 3, 2007, 09:26:51 AM EDT

I think you're unfamiliar with the days . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - July 3, 2007, 10:47:35 AM EDT

Eye Sea Elle ARRRR Peedee. (new thread) - (folkert) - July 3, 2007, 11:04:09 AM EDT

Jeez.. I think you just described - (Ashton) - July 3, 2007, 04:17:18 PM EDT

SGML isn't a layout language. - (pwhysall) - (3) - July 4, 2007, 01:39:21 PM EDT

Pretty cocky of you to think I wouldn't know any of those - (drewk) - (2) - July 4, 2007, 11:20:00 PM EDT

Well, I've heard of the BBC Micro and Acorn . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - July 4, 2007, 11:42:19 PM EDT

mmm, marrowfat peas. - (pwhysall) - July 5, 2007, 10:35:16 AM EDT

No, not "like any wordprocessor". - (pwhysall) - (1) - July 2, 2007, 06:19:43 PM EDT

See above . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - July 2, 2007, 09:06:50 PM EDT

Harrumphhhh - (Ashton) - (11) - July 2, 2007, 05:09:23 PM EDT

I can dis it all I want . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - July 2, 2007, 05:24:37 PM EDT

Unresolvable, of course - - (Ashton) - (9) - July 2, 2007, 05:31:38 PM EDT

Imagine using - (folkert) - July 2, 2007, 06:50:35 PM EDT

Crtl-F for forward, Ctrl-B for back . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - July 2, 2007, 08:22:17 PM EDT

upper case D to delete rest of line, lower case x to delete - (boxley) - (6) - July 2, 2007, 08:41:27 PM EDT

Just further proof that using vi cripples the mind. - (Andrew Grygus) - July 2, 2007, 09:11:05 PM EDT

"Electric Pen"? -NT - (CRConrad) - (1) - July 3, 2007, 02:16:59 AM EDT

I recall "Electric Pencil", but not "Pen" -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - July 3, 2007, 10:28:43 AM EDT

Ah - got it! - (CRConrad) - (2) - July 3, 2007, 04:58:44 PM EDT

close, it was pc-write, good list! -NT - (boxley) - July 3, 2007, 05:04:57 PM EDT

I loved PC-Outline - (crazy) - July 3, 2007, 08:03:42 PM EDT

It sucked. It deserved to die. -NT - (bepatient) - (3) - July 3, 2007, 11:49:50 AM EDT

Any who were Real- (and fast-) *touch-typists* will demur - (Ashton) - (2) - July 3, 2007, 04:43:58 PM EDT

As a very fast touch typist - I still demur . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - July 3, 2007, 05:19:45 PM EDT

I do 70wpm on a good day... - (pwhysall) - July 4, 2007, 01:37:19 PM EDT

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