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Subject: Re: Word Processors
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Date: 14 Aug 90 12:56:05 GMT
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In article <1990Aug13.164347.1195@mentor.com>, dcooley@mentor.com (Doug Cooley) writes:

> I'm looking for a decent word processor that my wife can use for
> college.

You haven't told us the more -important- things we need to know before we can
make a recommendation.  In order to recommend anything, the minimum we need to
know is:

1) memory size of your ST
2) monitor you are using
3) number of single-sided/double-sided/hard disk drives available

For example, IF you have a single-sided disk drive, I would recommend you stay
with something extremely simple (and public domain):  ST Writer.

> Bugs, bugs, bugs.  The program, which other wise seemed to be
> pretty good, bombed when we invoked the Thesaurus, when we 
> ran the spelling checker, when we tried to import a file from
> another format (supported), when we tried to save a file, when
> we tried to print a file, etc, etc, etc.  And the version was
> 3.0!  You'd think they'd get it right by then!

I know a number of people who have got WordUp running correctly.  You didn't
mention the important 3 items I've listed, so there is no way to determine what
you did, or didn't, do which may have caused your problems.  For example, if
you only have a 1/2 meg ST, I doubt that GDOS, associated fonts -AND- the
spelling checker/Thesaurus could be loaded properly!

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David Paschall-Zimbel		davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu