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From: arb@PacBell.COM (Rick Bladek)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Is there word processing software for UNIX PC ??
Keywords: word processing (not mm) using special keyboard keys
Message-ID: <6412@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Date: 10 Nov 89 18:06:04 GMT
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Reply-To: arb@PacBell.COM (Rick Bladek)
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Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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In article <2200@cbnewsj.ATT.COM> kwmc@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (ken.cochran) writes:
>The UNIX PC has a number of keys (left side of the keyboard) which
>look ideal for word processing, however, apart from vi/ed/mm which is
>not really word processing, or some MS-DOs/DOS73 word processor, I am
>unaware of any word processing package for the UNIX PC.
>
>Is there such a package ? under unix, and if so would some kind person
>be willing to help me get it and documentation ?
>
>Thanks,  Ken Cochran     att!mtdca!kwmc
>
>P.S. BONUS QUESTION
>	does anyone know what a UNIX-PC is  ... is it a 3b1 or a 7300 ?

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AT & T has an excellent word processor called the "AT & T UNIX PC
Model 7300 Word Processor" that utilizes the keys that you
mentioned. I purchased it in 1985 for $295. It includes drivers for
various printers and I use it with the ATT455 daisywheel letter
quality printer and the ADEUS 2000 daisywheel printer. I say I use
it, but it's my wife who has her own secretarial service who really
beats away at it on a daily basis. My wife has used various word
processors on IBM and MAC systems and says that she has never seen a
better one than the AT & T one.  The only problem was that it didn't
have a spelling checker, but I wrote one that interfaces with the spell
system in unix and it performs perfectly with it.

The user's manual has a com or order number of 999-805-1061S in the
upper right-hand corner. The user's manual is excellent also, and
my wife ( a novice at that time) didn't have any trouble understanding
the text at all. AT & T did a great job on it.

If I can shed any more light on the subject, I can be contacted at
the following numbers:

Rick Bladek - Pacific Bell (415)823-2444 San Ramon Valley Complex
              home         (408)225-5559

In regards to your BONUS QUESTION, I believe that "both" the 7300 and
3b1 are UNIX-PC's. The only difference being that the 3B1 has the
capacity for more ports, more memory and more hard-disk space.