by gerald » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:53 am
"Hey guys, you don't need typewriters. Have your technicians take an ordinary computer and remove all the communications hardware and software and all the ports, and then install an old-fashioned printer port connected to a cheap printer."
Yes John that is logical --
However, if you are paranoid, a typewriter is the way to go. It is much easier to check for bugs in a typewriter then an electronic device. Russians can be quite practical at times. For example - in the early years of humans orbiting in space there was a problem regarding writing in zero gravity. The US spent time and money developing a ball point pen that could write in zero gravity, while the Russians used a pencil, same end result.
cheers
"Hey guys, you don't need typewriters. Have your technicians take an ordinary computer and remove all the communications hardware and software and all the ports, and then install an old-fashioned printer port connected to a cheap printer."
Yes John that is logical --
However, if you are paranoid, a typewriter is the way to go. It is much easier to check for bugs in a typewriter then an electronic device. Russians can be quite practical at times. For example - in the early years of humans orbiting in space there was a problem regarding writing in zero gravity. The US spent time and money developing a ball point pen that could write in zero gravity, while the Russians used a pencil, same end result.
cheers