It s not off in the ether somewhere. There are practical benefits, too. McCullough lives on Martha s Vineyard, where power failures frequently plunge the island s residents into darkness. I can keep on working. In fact, we ve had some hurricanes where all the power was out for hours on end.
Nothing stops the click of the typewriter.
McCullough has nothing against the computer. But, like many other successful older people, he hasn t found time to learn how to use one. He does have an assistant who retypes his manuscripts on a word processor and performs Internet searches. Even without the Royal, though, he wouldn t turn to a computer. I just work my thoughts out on paper.