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From: rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu (Roy Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: AtariWriter 80
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Date: 8 Apr 90 15:40:05 GMT
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I have a question or two about the AtariWriter 80 word processor:

Does AtariWriter 80 take advantage of the extra memory in a 130XE?  What is
the largest editable file size allowed?  Would the program recognize a RAM
expansion beyond the standard 128K?

I know the program relies on the XEP80 box to implement the 80 column
display, and I know that the XEP80 is notoriously slow.  How painful is
it to work with the two?  Is the combination really cumbersomely slow?

And finally, has anyone had a chance to compare AtariWriter 80 with
the Richman's 80 column word processor?  How "mouse-ready" is Richman's?

These questions and more will once again go unanswered....

-Roy Wood (rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu)