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Hello Tom - 

CA>>> Word processors and scalable fonts gave everyone the
CA>>> impression they were 'publishing' and not just typing. ;-) 

->> I don't know if they started it or not, but I blame
->> WordStar (!) for using the word "document" to describe the
->> file... :-) 

TW> What is to Blame. A Doculent is Exacticaly what it is. A
TW> page of Information has been refered to as a "Document"
TW> since Before even the Typewriter hasn't it?? 

Not in my universe, no. Lawyers or governments produced
'documents'. 

When written by lay people they were 'letters'. A letter of
reference, a letter to the editor, etc. 

>
>        ,                          ,
>      o/      Charles.Angelich      \o       ,
>       __o/
>     / >          USA, MI           < \   __\__
 

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