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From: alan@mq.UUCP (Alan H. Mintz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Word-processors for UNIX
Summary: Wordperfect, Word
Message-ID: <29@mq.UUCP>
Date: 5 Aug 90 20:39:07 GMT
References: <60@nososl.UUCP> <10@utekza.UUCP>
Organization: Micro-Quick Systems, Inc.
Lines: 40

In article <10@utekza.UUCP>, kevin@utekza.UUCP (Kevin Gribble) writes:
> In article <60@nososl.UUCP> erik%nososl@nac.no (Jan Erik Sevland) writes:
> >
> >
> %Do anybody know about UNIX implementations of current (popular)
> %PC wordprocessors like :
> %
> %  Microsoft Word
> %  Word Perfect
> %  etc.
> %
> %
> %Hope this question is'nt too trivial.
> %
> %Jan Erik

From the WordPerfect Corp. technical docs:

Memory Requirements:

                   WP 4.2         WP5.0
                   ------         --------
1st User           634K           1.6M !!!
Each Add'tl user   258K           385K

These figures are for SCO XENIX 386 (the only supported UNIX platform for 5.0
as of May 1990). I would seriously evaluate the need for the additional
features found in 5.0 versus the bizarre memory requirement difference.

As far as Word is concerned, there have been mumblings about problems with
dropped keystrokes. One of my customers experienced this with 4.0 (I think)
and another gent I spoke with in Australia had the same problem. It seems
to be some kind of interaction between an un-orthodox method of keystroke
handling and certain brands of multi-port serial cards (the problem does
not occur on the console).
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