Re: TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY

[DURL <durl -at- BUFFNET -dot- NET>]

        Hey, an insightful question!! Way to go Roger!
        Just a personal answer to this explains some of the very different
attitudes on the list....one poster referred to the technology as "toys,"
implying (I thought) that he enjoys playing w/ them.
        Personally, I would love to be putting the effort into the
writing, not downloading patches or figuring out workarounds.Realizing
this is helping me define my own strengths and what I need other people
for.
        Mary

Mary Durlak  Erie Documentation Inc.
East Aurora, New York (near Buffalo)
durl -at- buffnet -dot- net

On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Roger Peterson wrote:

> Fellow Writers:
>
> You can file this one under misc or you can make it my "off-topic"
> post for the month, but here goes:
>
> 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!
>
> OK, breaks over...back to work.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Roger Peterson
> Tech Writer since 1987
> Contract since 1994
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