Oh my word I did. I had one alongside my XT.=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of=20 > Michael Edward Granat > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:24 AM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: Writing IS Programming!! >=20 >=20 > Obviously you never used an Amiga computer, Christine (B-K). >=20 > (Ever head Steven Hawkins' "voice"?) >=20 > Or for the very first Mac that also has text to speech. >=20 > PC's also have an emotion of sorts, known as the BSOD or=20 > spitting the dummy=20 > when it all gets too much like hard work. >=20 > Sort of like many tech writers. >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Michael Granat > Write Ideas >=20 > At 10:09 10/3/2004, you wrote: > >Programmers write for computers which don't have emotions. Technical=20 > >writers write for humans who do. Massive difference. > > > >Christine >=20 > Michael Granat -- Write Ideas* >=20 > Plain English Technical Communication. > Advertising Copywriting. > Business Writing. >=20 > E-mail: writeideas@xxxxxxxx > Web Site: <http://home.pacific.net.au/~megranat/> >=20 > *Trading As business #0828673K > Registered (1987) Corporate Affairs Victoria, Australia. >=20 > WITHOUT PREJUDICE >=20 > E & OE >=20 > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to=20 > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >=20 > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to=20 > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the=20 > Subject field. >=20 > To unsubscribe, send a message to=20 > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the=20 > Subject field. >=20 > To search the austechwriter archives, go to=20 > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter >=20 > To contact the list=20 > administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** >=20 Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and any attached files may be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this transmission together with any attachments. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************