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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by WalterBright on Sunday July 28, 2024 @02:10AM (#41091517)
> "Why would I want that?"

That question was asked and answered at the time. To store recipes on.

Once the PC arrived, though, the real drivers of sales were word processing and spreadsheets.

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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by Bluestein on Sunday July 28, 2024 @05:07AM (#41092080)
> answered at the time. To store recipes on.

Was this a thing? (Recipe storage being the "killer app" ...)

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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by WalterBright on Sunday July 28, 2024 @12:59PM (#41094389)
Ironically, storing recipes never caught on. It's just what people thought home computers would be useful for.
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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by Bluestein on Sunday July 28, 2024 @02:39PM (#41095054)
I see.-

You make an interesting distinction between perceived prospective use and actual use ...

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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by ghaff on Sunday July 28, 2024 @09:15PM (#41097261)
I have a copy of an old humorous computer article in a book to the effect of things that people thought they'd want computers for and how they didn't really play out (given the tech at the time).
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Re:Was early modern writing paper expensive? (2018] by aspenmayer on Monday July 29, 2024 @11:45AM (#41101320)
The popularity of cooking shows, especially cooking competitions/reality show hybrids seems to give some credence to that assumption.
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