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From: CURRENTM@CARLETON.EDU (Michael Current)
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Subject: AtariWriter 80
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Date: 10 Apr 90 01:44:00 GMT
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In article <23012@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Roy Wood writes:
>I have a question or two about the AtariWriter 80 word processor:
>
>Does AtariWriter 80 take advantage of the extra memory in a 130XE?
Yes!
>                                                                    What is
>the largest editable file size allowed?
47,616 bytes on a 130XE; 15,872 bytes on any other 48K XE (,XL,800).
>                                         Would the program recognize a RAM
>expansion beyond the standard 128K?
I don't know for sure, but I would guess not.
>
>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?
Who says the XEP80 display is slow?  It's amazingly fast!!  Try scrolling
through a big file with AtariWriter 80.  Fun!
The XEP80 / AtariWriter80 / 80-column monitor combination is so powerful and
professional looking that you'll never want to work in 40 columns again.
BTW - AtariWriter 80 *does* work with DOS XE!!  Well, I haven't thought of a
way to copy the dictionary over yet, but the program itself works with DOS XE
just fine.
-Michael