Home written editors (was Re: Where to buy a Selectric?)

[Tony Duell]

> When I was young, I thought stuff like that was the bomb.  Now, it 
> irritates me -- eclectic and convoluted does not equal "cool" when I'm 
> the guy who has to understand or fix it.

I feel the same way about hardware, which is probably why I feel nauseous 
when I look at the Apple ][ (and peripherals) schematics. On the other 
hand I love elegantly designed hardware (which may also be complicated 
and ingenious) like the HP9100.

-tony