Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!ucsdhub!sdcsvax!network.ucsd.edu!HP-UX!jon From: jon@HP-UX.ucsd.edu (Jon Matousek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Nisus Summary: Nisus comparison chart; free demo disk to 1st 100 people. Keywords: nisus comparison Message-ID: <2023@network.ucsd.edu> Date: 23 Oct 89 21:02:25 GMT References: <89292.235610CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET> Sender: nobody@network.ucsd.edu Reply-To: jon@weber.ucsd.edu (Jon Matousek) Organization: Paragon Concepts, Inc. Lines: 73 > > From article <89292.235610CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET> > by CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET (Christopher Tate) > >I'd like to hear someone who has extensive hands-on experience with Nisus give >a capsule summary of its strengths and weaknesses. A comparison with other >products such as MS Word, MacWrite II, WriteNow, etc. would also be appreciated >if possible. > I have extensive hands-on experience but since my opinions on Nisus's strengths and weaknesses can be viewed as being biased (I work for Paragon Concepts, Inc.) I will leave them out of this posting. I will however provide the following chart from one of Paragon's brochures comparing a few features. Please correct it if there are any errors found. For the folks who wish to aquire a demo disk of Nisus I have arranged for free copies of the demo disk to be given to the first 100 people who request the demo by calling Paragon Concepts and mentioning "jOn's Internet Promo." at the 1-800 number below. And, if you have specific questions about Nisus post them here and I will respond as soon as I can or call Paragon's Tech. support. Paragon can be reached at: Outside Calif. 800-922-2993 Entire USA 800-621-5640 wait for beep and dial PARAGON. Or, Directly 619-481-1477 Key to word processor names: Nisus - Nisus Word 4.0 - Word 4.0 FW - FullWrite MWII - MacWrite II WN - WriteNow =====================================|=========|=========|======|======|====== Formatting: | Nisus | Word 4.0| FW | MWII | WN =====================================|=========|=========|======|======|====== Style sheets |character|paragraph| para.| fixed| -- Integrated macros | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- Edit macro files | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- Styles apply w/in paragraphs | Yes | -- | Yes | Yes | -- Style or macro names appear in menu | Yes | optional| opti.| Yes | -- Superscript/subscript |all 2-lev| Yes | Yes | Yes |multi. Auto-sizing superscript/subscript | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- Newspaper (snaking) columns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Mult. footnotes on same page | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Option to keep paragraphs together | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | Yes Option to keep line together | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- Widow control | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- Orphan control | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- Color/grey-scale text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- Fractional character widths | optional| optional| Yes | Yes | Yes Character graphic movable in line | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | -- Provide built-in drawing tools | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | -- Can print picture in page background | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | -- Wrap text around irregular graphics | optional| -- | opti.| -- | -- Create free-floating text/graphics | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | -- Create column rules | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- =====================================|=========|=========|======|======|====== There is more information I can dig up, let me know exactly what you want to see. -jOn ========================================================================= The preceding posting, with all of its truths or otherwise, is do entirely to my mischievous undertakings and has nothing whatsoever to do with Paragon Concepts, Inc. =========================================================================