1.   A glorified typewriter.

2.   In my hands, however, it is just a glorified typewriter.

3.   Personal computers began life as glorified typewriters with a screen.

4.   So far, most have been costly paperweights or glorified typewriters, running Japanese word-processing software.

5.   The computer was, in essence, a glorified typewriter that allowed her to work more efficiently, but its power did not extend beyond her office.