Re: What was that thing called...?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <5ng1t1$g2c$1@hsc.usc.edu>, Chung <cshum@hsc.usc.edu> wrote:
>They also had a disk-based version called "Swyftdisk" I think it was... the
>person behind this device was Jef Raskin, who later took some of the ideas
>from Swyftcard/disk to make the Canon (?) CAT dedicated word processor box,
>and also later went on to play a role in the creation of the Macintosh.

   According to the timing in magazines I have, I'm think these things
were post-Mac. Some of the main uses for these things seemed to be
using your computer as a glorified typewriter, which is a real niche
market.

Nathan Mates

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