Use of ``vi'' for business office word-processing
Phil Gustafson
phil at saber.UUCP
Wed Sep 24 04:51:55 AEST 1986
> Don't get me wrong, for a
> programming environment, I wouldn't pick anything but unix.
> ... But for a lot of the
> routine stuff that gets done around here like business letters and memos,
> unix is just too much overkill, and too much stuff to learn.
> ... I would say we'd be better off with something like
> MacWrite or WordStar or whatever on some sort of PC.
> --
> Roy Smith, {allegra,philabs}!phri!roy
Security is another important issue. Much clerical data (pay rates, customer
lists, job evaluations) is much safer on a floppy disk in a drawer than on a
UNIX system. Only constant vigilance can keep any UNIX system secure, and
that vigilance is most unlikely in an office environment.
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