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.Youcanbuyagoodonefromadealerinusedofficefurnitureforaround50." Acomfortableofficechair,withadjustableheightandback.Youwillspendalotoftimesittingatyourdesk.Asecondhandofficechaircostsaround35." Amobiledrawerunitforextrastoragespace,andonwhichyoucanplaceyourprinterortelefax(about25secondhand)." Afilingcabinetforsuspensionfiles(between30and60forasecondhandonewithfourdrawers,dependingonitscondition).TheWriterintheComputerAgeWordprocessingisincreasinglyimportantinjournalism.Thissectionintroducesyoutothebasicsyouneedtoknowaboutthesubject.Ithelpsyoutodecideifyouwanttobuyacomputer,andifso,which.Butitcannotmakethedecisionforyou.Rememberthatcomputersandprogramsareupdatedfrequentlyandpriceschangequickly.Regardthissectionasthestartingpointfromwhichtostartyourowninvestigation.DoINeedaComputer?Youcanbeasuccessfulwriterwithoutevertouchingacomputer.Ontheotherhand,itiseasierandquickertomakechangestoamanuscriptifyouhaveitonyourcomputer.Forexample,youcaninsertordeletewholesections,ormoveparagraphsaround,withoutretypingthepage.Withacomputeryoucanproducemoreworkduringyourworkinghours.Thiscanhelpincreaseyourincome.Ontheotherhand,computersareanexpensiveinvestment,andyouhavetowritemanyfeaturestorecoupthemoney.Iftheonlyreasonwhyyouarenotearningafortuneisthatyouspend Page132toomuchtimeretypingyourmanuscripts,thenacomputerisaworthwhileinvestment.Butifyoudon'tearnafortunebecauseallyourmanuscriptscomebackwithrejectionslips,thenacomputerwon'thelp.True,youcanproducetentimesasmuchworkwithacomputer.Ifyounormallywriteandselltwoarticlesperweek,youcanwriteandsell20withacomputer.Butifyouwritetwoarticlesperweekandtheydon'tnormallygetpublished,thenyouwillprobablyproduce20articlesperweekwhichstillwon'tgetpublished.DoEditorsRequireWordProcessedCopy?Moreandmoreeditorswelcomemanuscriptsubmissionsondisks,whichsavetypesettingcosts.Someeditorsaskcontributorsiftheyhaveamodemtomailcopyelectronically.Theuseofmoderntechnologyinthecommunicationbetweenwritersandeditorsisincreasing.Submittingbyemailisparticularlyusefulifwritinghighlytopicalnewsarticles,whichwouldbeoutofdateifyouusedtheordinarypost.However,nomagazineornewspapereditorwillrejectagoodfeaturewhicharrivesonhisdeskintraditionalformat.WhatDoINeed?Evenifyoudon'tknowanythingaboutcomputers,youknow betterthananycomputerdealer whatyouaregoingtouseitfor,noworinfuture.Onceyou'vemadeupyourmindwhatyouwanttodo,everygooddealercanadviseyouonthebestcomputer.Askyourself:" AmItheonlypersonwhowillbeusingthecomputer?Aremyspouse/children/employeesgoingtouseit?" HowmanyhoursperdaywillIbeusingit?" Inadditiontowritingarticles,whatelsewillIdoonthecomputer?Bookkeeping?Desktoppublishing?Games?Writeanovel?Editanewsletter?" DoIwanttoexchangedata(manuscripts)witheditors?Ifso,whatequipmentdotheseeditorsuse?" AmIfamiliarwithusingcomputers?WhatexperiencedoIhave?HowconfidentamIaboutlearningnewsoftware?" IfIhaveneverusedacomputerbefore,howconfidentamI? Page133" IfIneedtuition,wherecanIgetitandhowmuchisitgoingtocost?" WhatisthemaximumIcanaffordtopay?Onceyouareclearinyourmind,youcanstartshoppingaround.Theitemsyouneedareacomputer,aprinter,ascreen,akeyboardandwordprocessingsoftware.Often,yougetagooddealifyoubuyapackagewhichcontainssomeoralloftheseitems.However,theprinterisseldomincludedinpackagedealsanditisoneofthemostexpensiveitems.Makesurethatthescreenisanonglare,lowradiationone.Youwillbespendingalotoftimeatthecomputer.Thekeyboardshouldbeaspecialhardwearingmodel eventhebusiestsecretarydoesn'ttypeasmuchnonstopasawriterdoes.WhereDoIBuyaComputer?Justpopintosomecomputerstores,explainwhatyouwantandaskquestions.Chainstorestendtoofferlowerprices,butlessexpertiseandaftersalesservice.Thesameappliestocomputersboughtbymailorder.Whencomparingprices,askwhatperiodofwarrantyisincluded.Ifyouhavetopayextraforextendedwarrantyitmakesthepurchasemoreexpensive.Chooseasupplierwhomyoutrust,andavoidthosewhotalktoyouinanarrogantorpatronisingtone.Askotherwriterswheretheyboughttheircomputers,andhowpleasedtheyarewiththeirpurchasesandtheaftersalesservice.WhatComputerDoINeed?Thisdependsonwhatyouwanttodowithit.ManyjournalistsarehappywithPCWs(fromAmstrad).TheirmainadvantageisthattheyaremoreaffordablethanpersonalcomputersorApplemacs.Thedisadvantageisthattheirdiskformatisnotcompatiblewithothercomputers,soyoucannotexchangediskswithaneditor.Applemacs(fromMackintosh)areconsideredtoworkfastandtobeespeciallystrongongraphicsanddesign.Thisiswhymanypublishers,especiallynewspapers,usethemintheireditorialdepartments.Itseemsthatthenewspaperspublishers'preferredsoftwarepackagesforApplemacsareWordPerfect(forwordprocessing)andQuarkXPress(fordesktoppublishing).Applemacsarerelativelyexpensive.TheirdiskscanbeusedonlyonotherApplemacs,notonpersonalcomputers.Personalcomputers(PCs)areprobablythemostversatileoption [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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