The computer has evolved into a partner, a tool, and an environment.
Today, there are probably several hundred authors who have computers of their own; the list of those authors reads like a Who's Who in Science-Fiction... Most of the authors I know say they use their computers primarily as word processors.
^ David Gerrold (5 July 1982). Science Fiction Authors Reappraise the Role of Computers. InfoWorld Magazine. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. pp. 15–. ISSN 01996649 Retrieved 8 October 2020.