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<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processors">processors</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="WPs">WPs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span>. 40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processor">processor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freed">freed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="secretarial">secretarial</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="good">good</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="secretarial">secretarial</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> , <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="secretaries">secretaries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="units">units</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processors">processors</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="VDU">VDU</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unborn">unborn</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="VDU">VDU</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processors">processors</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p> 26. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="because">because</span>_______.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="these">these</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="computers">computers</span></p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="these">these</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="today">today</span></p>
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