Wordstar Cultural Aspects
- # evolution of keyboards
- # culture
- software cost $
- underlying beliefs drive decisions in subtle ways, subtle yet powerful
- no github
- hold-over from mechanical caps lock key on mechanical typewriters
- https://www.sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm?hidden=true
- "computers" were big boxes that sat under your desk
- I use a screwdriver to remove Shift-Lock on all of my keyboards
- doesn't work on my MacBook and Apple's software is insufficient to properly remap Shift-Lock out of existence
- no laptops then
- when developing code, I am much less productive when forced to use a mouse
- UNDO is very common in usage, but assigned to a secondary chord
- I have grown used to Control being at bottom left, but Apple put the FN key there
- new breed of writing - could not be anticipated
- 1 tool / language / app cannot possibly address all intended uses
- emacs has waaay too many option - appears "complex" not "simple"
- YouTube, Tik-Tok, etc.
- Twitter, YouTube shorts
- loom
Wordstar Cultural Aspects
- # evolution of keyboards
- # culture
- software cost $
- underlying beliefs drive decisions in subtle ways, subtle yet powerful
- no github
- hold-over from mechanical caps lock key on mechanical typewriters
- https://www.sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm?hidden=true
- "computers" were big boxes that sat under your desk
- I use a screwdriver to remove Shift-Lock on all of my keyboards
- doesn't work on my MacBook and Apple's software is insufficient to properly remap Shift-Lock out of existence
- no laptops then
- when developing code, I am much less productive when forced to use a mouse
- UNDO is very common in usage, but assigned to a secondary chord
- I have grown used to Control being at bottom left, but Apple put the FN key there
- new breed of writing - could not be anticipated
- 1 tool / language / app cannot possibly address all intended uses
- emacs has waaay too many option - appears "complex" not "simple"
- YouTube, Tik-Tok, etc.
- Twitter, YouTube shorts
- loom