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I� �a� effor� t� expan� th� horizon� o� �thi� �
humbl� periodical� ou� Mos� Honorabl� �Edito� �
ha� invite� m� t� enlarg� th� rang� o� topic� �
upo� whic� t� expound.
I� �othe� words� Le� say� it'� O� fo� �m� �t� �
writ� �abou� somethin� othe� �tha� �computer� �
an� CP/M� Whew� Tha� doe� mak� lif� � �littl� �
easier� � mean� ho� man� differen� way� ca� � �
perso� �sa� tha� CP/� i� bette� �tha� �M�-DO� �
AND� b� funn� abou� i� a� th� sam� time� Thos� �
wh� �believ� wil� continu� t� believe� �thos� �
wh� don'�-well� w� don'� nee� 'e� anyway.
Lik� mos� o� you� � don'� liv� i� fron� o� m� �
CRT� ��Althoug� ��i� �doe� �see� ��tha� ��wa� �
sometimes� So� i� celebr� tio� o� th� res� �o� �
ou� �lives� ove� th� nex� coupl� �o� �issues� �
I'l� b� writin� ne� article� o� � variet� �o� �
topics�
Th� �glove� ar� off� th� gauntle� �i� �throw� �
an� �mayb� �no� �� �won'� �di� �o� ��creativ� �
boredom.
What'� �coming� �Bubblin� awa� �o� �th� �bac� �
burner� a� w� spea� ar� article� abou� livin� �
i� �th� �future� wh� writer� �writ� �an� �ho� �
computer� �ca� �driv� yo� crazy� �See� �ther� �
wil� stil� b� goo� stuf� fo� th� purist� �wh� �
thin� tha� nothin� bu� computer� shoul� b� i� �
� �compute� �magazin� (althoug� �nobod� �eve� �
accuse� m� o� bein� pur� abou� anything� �an� �
othe� �stuf� fo� thos� o� u� wh� liv� i� �th� �
rea� world.
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photo� raphy� �ne� tec� nologies� politic� �an� �
othe� �subject� to� numerou� �(an� �sometime� �
to� weird� t� mention.
� fe� o� thes� piece� wil� b� seriou� (o� �a� �
leas� a� seriou� a� � eve� get� an� som� wil� �
b� funny� Yo� ge� t� decid� whic� i� which.
[Audienc� pa� ticip� tio� part� tak� one:]
Ther� ar� tw� way� � ca� g� abou� doin� this�
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�����addres� �belo� an� le� m� kno� wha� �yo� �
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D� �yo� wan� mor� i�-dept� look� a� �th� �wa� �
technolog� �an� �th� medi� �ar� �shapin� �ou� �
lives� �D� yo� wan� funn� stuff� Mayb� �you'� �
lik� t� rea� a� intervie� wit� you� �favorit� �
SysOp?
Yo� tel� me� Joi� m� o� thi� literar� �voyag� �
t� boldl� g� wher� n� on� ha� gon� before.
Otherwise� m� an� 'd� boys'l� jus� haft� tak� �
you� o� � littl� rid� o� ou� own.
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JI� �TAYLO� i� � deranged� paranoi� �essayis� �
wh� �write� �abou� �computers� ��photo� raphy� �
mone� an� whateve� suit� him�
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