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From: chari@nueces.cactus.org (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Is the NeXT Slow?
Message-ID: <1989Nov29.072508.3952@nueces.cactus.org>
Date: 29 Nov 89 07:25:08 GMT
References: <770002@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Organization: Nueces Inc.
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stevem@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Steve Miller) writes:

>Is word processing really this slow on the NeXT, or is WriteNow just a slow
>word processor?  I'm used to a Mac II, and even when running Adode Type
>Manager (their screen font scaling technology), text editing and program
>launching is quite fast.  Does anyone have a good idea of why the NeXT was
>so slow?

It is definitely WriteNow that is the problem. It is a VERY slow and
clunky program. They have cleaned it up alot but it is still not a
"hot" item in my opinion. I really hope T-Maker changes this in the
next release. Right now I'd rather use Edit in RTF mode to create the
document and then open that in WriteNow and paste in whatever pictures
I need. At least then I have some decent editing commands (at least
ones which are consistent with the emacs bindings prevalent in other
apps).

Chris



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