Word Processors

I have been thinking about how much I dislike certain weaknesses of MS Word. The last time that I had a word processor that I really liked, it was Word Perfect and had a blue screen with white type. I started to look at the cost, and a version that I might like is around $100. Then I began to wonder what sort of passive aggressive hijinks that Microsoft might get up to in retaliation if I jumped ship?

Much to my surprise, WP was originally written for Brigham Young University. I have to admit that their scripture software works better than any I have seen, if you can ignore the now obvious fantasies in it.

I will say that WP functioned almost flawlessly, even on a 90's PC with two floppy floppies.

Lately, I have been wondering if I should just write on an electric typewriter? Or, perhaps I should have a computer that is just dedicated to writing and never hooked to the internet. I could save my story to a thumb drive and take that over to a PC with internet access?

Hmmmm, she mumbles as her body is beginning to feel the pain of a leisurely bike ride. Perhaps a good soak in a salted bath is better than obsessing about computer nonsense? Perhaps a wee pint of Guinness would ease things a bit? Perhaps an IPA?