They had inbuilt printers, so once your script was finished you pressed a button and it came slowly spewing out of the top on a roll of shiny paper.

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My memory is that they were chunky machines, operated solely by keyboard - no mouse - with a screen where a blinking cursor invited you to fill in various boxes with your script.

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As you read the script on your Apple (AAPL) iPad, you have dozens of ideas on how to improve it.

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The simplest way is to include "synergys" or "synergyc " in the script that launches your window manager and auto-launches other applications.

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From development, such as script writing and previsualizing your shots, to shooting the movie, to editing, then finally sharing with the world.

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Include conditions in your contract: for example, a prohibition against any eating, drinking or smoking in your home, unless called for by the script.

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Your sad end to life is like an unpublished script.

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It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).

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I'm not kidding when I say that 95 percent of the screen time is taken up by people telling you what, in a properly written script, you would actually be looking at with your own eyes.

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