Application by application, basic enterprise programs like word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets are moving to the Web.
For some reason people associate the word 'basic' with 'universal' and assume that everyone is entitled to the full-rate basic state pension when they achieve whatever retirement age is relevant for them to be entitled to payment.
In theory, the literate-thinking methodology isn't all that different from an SAT prep course, which also teaches kids how to fathom the basic principles underlying all sorts of word problems.
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But take my word for it: the basic idea is entirely peachy and dandy.
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That will be the most basic model, doing the computing and word processing tasks of today's PCs as well as such functions as accessing the Internet.
And while a few basic features are notable by their absence, like word count and copying and pasting to and from the desktop applications, support for new features are being added all the time.
But between those uncomfortable admissions lay another story, of an underpaid policeman arriving for an important job without the necessary equipment - shoe covers - to avoid contaminating the murder scene, and without enough "connections" - his word - or colleagues, to ensure that the most basic evidence could be processed in time for the bail hearing.
During basic testing of real-world use (web surfing, multimedia playback, word processing, etc.), it was as zippy as we could hope.
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If you're absolutely certain you're going to run only text-based word processors or spreadsheets on an IBM-compatible, or simple word processors and spreadsheets on a Mac, you can settle for a basic box with one megabyte of memory and a 40-megabyte hard drive.
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