[HN Gopher] Wang Word Processor - The Giant Killer
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       Wang Word Processor - The Giant Killer
        
       Author : todsacerdoti
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2023-03-28 15:11 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | rocket_surgeron wrote:
       | The first "computer" I ever used was a Wang OIS 140.
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       | It had been installed in my father's office and he took me in to
       | see it one day. After going through a three-week (!) course on
       | how to use it he taught me how to use it and I probably submitted
       | the first word-processed book report in the history of my school.
       | 
       | I have very fond memories of that 200lbs behemoth.
        
         | johnblood wrote:
         | Very cool. Glad you have good memories.
        
       | howard941 wrote:
       | The 2200S was the first machine I used. It had a Selectric for a
       | printer and BASIC keywords printed on the keyboard for shortcuts.
       | It lived in the high school marine science lab. It was fun to
       | use.
        
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