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Is there something strange about the way I think that makes me prefer
BLACKBEARD to all other word processors? Is it simply that BLACKBEARD does
just what I would expect it to do and does it with a simple mnemonic keystroke,
or does BLACKBEARD make the operator think like BLACKBEARD? No wonder my
mailbox is stuffed with offers to teach my secretary some well-advertised
computer program or another at a weeklong seminar costing only $999.99 [plus
meals, lodging, transportation, and tips for these ophioleum marketing
engineers]. A pox on computer salesmen! A viron on computer software
salesmen!! A meme for independent bitflippers.
Rumors in the shareware business have it that BLACKBEARD is deceased. I still
use an old version of it because I have set it up to personalize each
distribution copy of my software. I recommend QEdit and Boxer text editors
now. Text editors are for authors; word processors are for copyists.
I'd be ashamed to put my name on such an atrocity as the editor in QuickBASIC.
If you are tired of a rudimentary cut-paste-clipboard which all too often sends
your cuts (and finds too! Abominable) to byte hell, try one of the available
shareware text editors. Try before you buy.
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