Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!bionet!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!trantow From: trantow@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jerry J Trantow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Tools for writing manuals... Message-ID: <3440@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> Date: 19 Jul 89 17:53:05 GMT References: <8155@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> <7271@cbmvax.UUCP> <1182@io.UUCP> Sender: news@csd4.milw.wisc.edu Reply-To: trantow@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jerry J Trantow) Organization: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lines: 31 In article <1182@io.UUCP> mit-eddie!ileaf!io!cube!bri writes: >Probably not good for writing manuals for publication, but >Excellence! seems like a nice Word processing package. > >Anyone have experience with it? > I am sad to say that I bought Excellence~ ( The change from ! to ~ is intentional!) On the surface it looks ok, but the damn thing is lethargic. With an 18Mhz Lucas board it is acceptable for doing 2 or 3 page letters, if you do not have an accelerator I would not recommend going over 2 pages because scrolling and inserting text is so slow. My main complaint is speed (or lack of) They actually advertize it as the fastest Amiga WP which is sickening. There are a number of other problems involving the WorkBench interface. They do support Post Script, but I am disappointed with the printing support. MSS also doesn't bother to notify users of upgrades. I would steer clear of this program. (Unless of course you want to buy my copy for $50, in which case it is the finest program money can buy and I need the money to pay for a cancer operation for starving orphans....) >-- >mit-eddie!ileaf!io!cube!bri or bri@ileaf.com (617)577-9813 x3385>>> >"How to Learn How to Sing" rule #1: There is always tomorrow... ><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Interleaf, Inc. 10 Canal Park Cambridge, MA 02141>> _____________________________________________________________________________ Jerry J. Trantow | A man should be ashamed to die unless he has won 1560 A. East Irving Place | at least on battle for humanity. Horace Mann Milwaukee, Wi 53202-1460 | Ethics may not bring material gain, (414) 289-0503 | but self respect is priceless. _____________________________________________________________________________