[AU72]

Amazing the amount of contortions that used to be required just to get stuff done. And how crummy the software really was.

We sold a lot of accounting packages that consisted of an Apple II, Visicalc, Wordstar, Corvus 5mb HD and Spinwriter letter quality printer. Price was just south of 9 grand.

[Proud_texan]

Yeah, convoluted and expensive. I remember when the computer you actually wanted was always $5k.

Ah, remember all of those well with the exception of the Corvus. I didn't jump on the HD wagon until the Davong which I recall was about 5Mb and about $5k.

And I just recalled a fond memory not only of serial printers in general but also the giant enclosures used for the Spinwriter in an office setting. Those were extremely LOUD suckers to be sure.