
you’re likely to see new writing tools that make today’s ballpoint pens seem
archaic. Don’t be surprised, though, to find that they still use ink. The use of a
liquid medium to transfer our thoughts to paper is an original idea that has
survived the development of several different containers. As long as we have
paper, we will have ink.
3.6.4 The Third System combines the best characteristics
of the First and Second Systems
The First System had very high performance, but lacked some necessary fea
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tures. In the Second System, the pendulum swung back in the direction of
more features at the expense of poor performance. In the Third System, the
perfect ...