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Systems like Apple II, TRS-80, and Commodore machines were “quite primitive”: came with screens that were 40 characters wide (217). By 1979 80-character screens were available, which changed the world of word-processing especially. (217)

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‘The home software market was divided into three sectors: entertainment, home management, and education. The total market was estimated to be worth $200 million by retail value in 1982. This was less than half the value of the market for business software, but then the unit price of home software were much lower (typically $30-$50); the number of units was much greater—at least 5 million in 1982.” (225)

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‘The home software market was divided into three sectors: entertainment, home management, and education. The total market was estimated to be worth $200 million by retail value in 1982. This was less than half the value of the market for business softw''Italic text''are, but then the unit price of home software were much lower (typically $30-$50); the number of units was much greater—at least 5 million in 1982.” (225)

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8. "In discussing software, I don't want to leave out the most important aspect..." quotation needs a footnote.

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9. Does "the programmer Murray ''spirals downwards in his code quality'' after the apparent death of his only friend" mean? That the quality of his code plummets? Or, literally that Murray falls into some rabbit hole of bad code? For thos who don't know the story, it may be worth fleshing the story out just a bit more.

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 Systems like Apple II, TRS-80, and Commodore machines were “quite primitive”: came with screens that were 40 characters wide (217). By 1979 80-character screens were available, which changed the world of word-processing especially. (217)
-‘The home software market was divided into three sectors: entertainment, home management, and education. The total market was estimated to be worth $200 million by retail value in 1982. This was less than half the value of the market for business software, but then the unit price of home software were much lower (typically $30-$50); the number of units was much greater—at least 5 million in 1982.” (225)
+‘The home software market was divided into three sectors: entertainment, home management, and education. The total market was estimated to be worth $200 million by retail value in 1982. This was less than half the value of the market for business softw''Italic text''are, but then the unit price of home software were much lower (typically $30-$50); the number of units was much greater—at least 5 million in 1982.” (225)
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 . "In discussing software, I don't want to leave out the most important aspect..." quotation needs a footnote.
+. Does "the programmer Murray ''spirals downwards in his code quality'' after the apparent death of his only friend" mean? That the quality of his code plummets? Or, literally that Murray falls into some rabbit hole of bad code? For thos who don't know the story, it may be worth fleshing the story out just a bit more.