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From: oliveau@cs.ucla.edu (Greg Oliveau)
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Subject: Advice on PC-NFS, lifeline, WordPerfect, and Interleaf
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Date: 19 Sep 90 00:13:39 GMT
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Apologies to my LA friends for the cross post, but I'm trying to cover my
bases.  Anyway, I'm purchasing some Sun equipment and need some input and
advice.  Is PC-NFS worth it at $750?  What sort of benefits - REAL
BENEFITS - do I get from it?  Has anyone done anything really interesting
with it?  How about Lifeline, a PC-NFS add-on that provides for E-mail and
remote backups?  Any experience with either of these products?

I also require a word processor, like you might find on a PC.  Many of us
use WordPerfect on our PC's, so it would be nice to use the same on a Unix
workstation.  But WP only has through version 4.2 on the Suns!  There are
no graphics or anything.  On the other hand, Interleaf has an introductory
package for about $800 per station.  Has anyone had experience w/
Interleaf?  Is it a good (great?) technical publication package?  I do
know that Interleaf is WYSIWYG, while WP is just like on the PC - standard
characters (without a page previewer in v4.2!).  Any thoughts or comments
would be appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,

Greg.