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From: dnd15j9z@umiami.miami.edu (Frank Rachel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Word Processors
Message-ID: <6757.26c9df79@umiami.miami.edu>
Date: 16 Aug 90 03:49:12 GMT
References: <1990Aug13.164347.1195@mentor.com> <1990Aug14.125605.1@simvax.labmed.umn.edu>
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In article <1990Aug14.125605.1@simvax.labmed.umn.edu>, davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu writes:
> 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!
> 
> -- 
> 
> David Paschall-Zimbel		davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu

This sounds like it could be one of the early releases of Word Up 3.0

The early ones had some major bugs, such as crashing and not being able
to print.  If you get that one, just send the disk back to NeoCept and
they will send you the working copy. 

I myself was fortunate enough to get the newer one which so far has run
flawlessly.  I have a 1040st, 1 meg, hard drive and TOS 1.4, BUT I have
installed it on my friends 520st (512k) TOS 1.2 and 1 DS drive and
it still works fine.

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