People in the early twentieth century did not have a choice but to write long hand. Now the times have changed and so have the use of technology.
People now have the choice to choose computers over long hand for many obvious reasons.
One big reason why most people choose to use a computer over long hand is it is much faster and easier. When the time comes to write elaborate papers or essays, the computer is the best tool to utilize. It is an interesting fact that many teachers and professors require students to type papers because it looks more neat and papers are easier to read. Revision is very important when it comes to papers. The computer may not be the best source to do this because you may not catch everything such as writing the word over twice or not using the appropriate word.