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From: dcooley@mentor.com (Doug Cooley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Word Processors
Message-ID: <1990Aug15.000651.5407@mentor.com>
Date: 15 Aug 90 00:06:51 GMT
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As was quickly pointed out, I neglected to say what my system
configuration is.  My system consists of a 1040STfm w/ color
monitor, and a homebrew hard drive (epson drive, and some
controllers and converters which escape me at the moment, but
I've had it more than a year with no problems).  I have MIDI
cables plugged in, but those lines are null.  No DAs other 
than the stock ones (control, vt52, etc).  I do have a cart
in the slot, but I have already removed it.  

After perusing GEnie (gasp!  a *pay* service!), I got the 
impression that I am most definitely not alone, although
there are those who have experienced no problems.  About a
40/60 mix in favor of no problems.  I did find out that there
are some bad disks around, and there are some known bugs,
for which Neocept has uploaded a new .prg file.  I have not
gotten it downloaded yet, but will give it a try before I
take the software back.  

There is a very loyal and vocal group that supports the use
of this product, which makes sense when you consider that they
are running the s/w on Atari!  Ha ha!  Insert smiley here!
I should also say that the manual says that if spurious and
bizarre behaviour occurs, you should take your Atari to the
shop and have the memory checked!  This was seen as a particu-
larly, er, interesting marketing ploy.  

More as I learn it.

Doug
-- 
What's this? Opinions?  Now who left *those* laying around?!

Doug Cooley, Mentor Graphics Corp.          
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