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Subject:Re: TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY From:Barry House <bhouse -at- CREATIVE-HOUSE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:05:30 -0600
Roger Peterson wrote:
>If you did not have all the latest computer technology and all that
>wonderful GUI "eye candy" would you still be drawn to technical
>writing. How interesting would it be if you used pencil,
>notepad, and an electric typewriter? Can you separate the
>technology from the task?
>
>Why do I ask? The thought just occurred to me
>sometime after my 10:00 break, and I couldn't let it go. When
>I started into this business, I really did use a notepad, pencil,
>and typewriter for the first year. Found it fascinating!
>
Gee, Roger, who were you working for?
Even the small company that hired me for my first tech writing job gave me
an IBM PC (with TWO floppy drives!!!) and a copy of WordStar 1.0. That was
in September 1984. Since the the computers are faster and prettier, but the
challenge--telling someone how to use a system--is the same.
Barry House
The Creative House--Helping Businesses Communicate
P.O. Box 523
Pittsfield, IL 62363
217-285-2900
217-285-2950 Fax http://www.creative-house.com
