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For well over a decade, experts in office automation have predicted the demise of the typewriter. In their view the computer is today's choice because of its versatility and the fact it can perform word processing roles as well. With sales holding steady at over a million units a year, the electronic typewriter does not appear endangered. Virtually anyone who has learned to key can sit down at the electronic typewriter and within a few …

…machines are upgradable so that the appropriate level of sophistication can be obtained without replacing machines. Computers offer the same advancements, but the cost are tripled of that of a typewriter. The typewriters and computers are very similar when used as word processors. They both offer basically the same features with only a few differences. The final decision is which cost more or what the primary purpose it is used for. References: PC World, June 2000