Oh ... and while on the subject of "gadgetry", readers will, no doubt, have observed my inveterate use of CAPITALS whenever I want to lay emphasis on a particular word or words.

I ought to explain that this [? irritating] "habit" stems from my basic lack of know-how in creating itallics, coloured fonts and other fancy shapes and sizes. I've long been fairly proficient with a manual typewriter ... but, the comparatively little I've gleaned about computers has, I'm afraid, derived from my being largely self-taught.