Actually, I think post phone letter writing had dropped off and become pro-forma. Now with electronic communication letter writing is on the rise and letter are more spontaneous communications again.
The issue for historians is will these letters, ie e-mail, be preserved. Also conversations, ie IMs, may be preserved. Can you imagine being an historian and finding say George Washington’s old lap top?
Since I type so much, my handwriting is really bad. I don’t think a historian would want to translate the hieroglyphics that pass for my handwriting. They’d be grateful to make do with my emails, etc.
Who Needs Crypto? Paging Bill Clinton ... (09.22.97 | 9:12 AM )
Pam Finkel, a New York City computer consultant, earlier this month posted a transcript of what purports to be pager traffic among the presidential party when Clinton traveled to Philadelphia last 27 April.