TY - JOUR
AU - Warren, John
AB - tutions, it is a long and circuitous route to write on it. In the final analysis, the only that first production of edited copy. But it thing that matters is the finished copy. is worth it. And in many cases for educational insti- Tbe New Technology-ll How $600 can get you going on a VDT system By John Warren East Carolina University Editing is done directly on the screen when the governor of North Carolina froze all funds for capital expenditures. he with a transparent cursor. The user can seemed to have eliminated any possibility elect to insert or delete characters or lines, of East Carolina University’s obtaining an manipulate blocks, scroll at various speeds, and conduct string searches and electronic editing capability. replacements. However, by broadening our definition, we have managed to assemble an accepta- Function keys absent ble system for just over $600. The heart of the system is Tandy Corpo- The cursor is moved with arrowed keys ration’s TRS-80 microcomputer ($495). which have an auto-repeat function. Since This consists of a keyboard unit that con- the TRS-80 has not been designed as a tains the microprocessor and 4,000 bytes of VDT, the familiar function keys are 
TI - How $600 can Get you Going on a VDT System
JF - The Journalism Educator
DO - 10.1177/107769588003500103
DA - 1980-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/how-600-can-get-you-going-on-a-vdt-system-igAYPdx3oY
SP - 11
EP - 12
VL - 35
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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