Talk:Scripsit

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[edit] Memories of Scripsit...

One thing I remember clearly about using an early version of the Scripsit Word Processor (circa. 1983) was the ridiculous procedure of "closing the file" you were working on when you were finished editing. No, this wasn't the same as "saving" or exiting the program, it was a separate operation that you just had to remember to do. There were no reminders, and if you forgot to do so, you couldn't get back into the file you had been editing. Too bad, "user beware." Such things were common in the early days of commercial PC software, such as early versions of DOS, where a simple typo in the "DELete" command could result in an irreversible mass-wipe of the hard drive! We've come a long way, but have we come far enough? Landroo 14:12, 13 September 2006 (UTC)