TEXT: The Effects of Computers on Traditional Writing
The Effects of Computers on Traditional Writing
by SHARMILA PIXY FERR
Computers, and the electronic writing they have enabled, significantly alter traditional conceptions of writing. The effects of electronic writing on traditional text call for a re-examination of the prevailing print metaphor for online writing. A brief historical overview can help us better understand the effects of computers on traditional writing. The three great communication revolutions -- symbolic language, writing, and print -- have led to the current revolution of computers and electronic technologies.
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1 comments:
I personally think that the effects that computers have on traditional writings is beneficial. Communication is a very crucial thing in this world and with it being legible clearly printed through a computer just makes everything better. It does not mean that people will begin to lose their writing ability, no, rather things will be quicker since now instead of an eraser, there's backspace, and with a keyboard it just gets done a lot quicker!
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