New communication technologies, based on the computer, will change the
ways in which texts are written and produced. Most of these changes will re
strict the writing process. While the most noticeable innovation has been the
word processor, purely electronic information will soon introduce more potent
challenges into the writer's task. This movement from paper-based informa
tion to electronic, or online, information requires the writer to consider
interaction methods, layout features, screen functions, and the like. It also re
quires a reevaluation of the reader's relation to the traditional concept of
"texts" and calls into question many writing strategies.
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