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Subject: Re: want LOTUS 123 and WordStar
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Date: 22 Aug 89 17:27:04 GMT
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Reply-To: urban@frith.UUCP (Mark Urban-Lurain)
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State University, E. Lansing
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In article <12520170067.15.GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL> GUBBINS@TOPS20.RADC.AF.MIL (Gern) writes:
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>The Word Processor I recommend is WatchWord V3.x from S&K Technology.
>It is relatively easy to use, VERY powerful if you read the manual and
>use it to the max (I haven't yet... (-: ) is available both for the Z-100
>MS-DOS and PC/EGA systems and is about $100.   Check out REMark magazine
>for lastest info.  I believe S&K offers a demo version disk for $5.00.

I agree.  I've been using WW for several years on my 100.  Got the boss
to buy the PC version for me to use on my Z-159 at work (it isn't as
good on the PC as it is on the 100, but it is still better than most).
It is an incredibly powerful editor.  Reads/writes anything (I've even
used it as a debugger on .EXE files).  Will use as much memory as you
have available and has a virtual memory mode,  for those really big
files (I did finally choke it on a 4+meg database file I was trying
to patch).  Nice macro definition ability.  And it is FAST.

The spell checker is a 'check as you type' type, which is real nice,
although the dictionary isn't very big.  However, you can add your
own aux  dictionaries.

I believe that WordPerfect was (is?) available for the 100 at least 
thru ver 4.x.  I have run the PC version 5.x on my 100 under ZPC
with no problem. 

Disclaimer:  I have no affiliation with S&K Tech, just a very happy customer.

  
Mark Urban-Lurain                        urban@cpswh.cps.msu.edu
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