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From: ls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Common NeXT misconceptions
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Date: 7 Nov 90 07:42:18 GMT
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On 04-Nov-90 in Re: Not another NeXT defect..
user Kenneth Holden Chang@uxa writes:
>chance to mature yet. For example, look at word processors. On the Next,
>there's WriteNow. (Assuming it's similar to the Mac version), it's a very
>nice, easy-to-learn program, but it's not feature-laden like Word or Nisus,
>so if you need to produce a table or contents or an outline or some complex
>layouts, you can't do it in WriteNow. You can, of course, do such in TeX or
>FrameMaker, but those programs have a considerably steeper learning curve.
> 
>Question for Next users: Is there an equivalent of Expressionist which allows
>one to produce equations graphically and then paste them into WriteNow?

First of all, I use Framemaker on the Mac and it is not very hard to
learn.  And once you learn it, you can produce profession quality
documents on no time.  Hell, I crank out technical reports with no
concern for formatting because it is so easy with Framemaker.

And Framemaker simply has the BEST equation typesetter available, in
quality of the output and ease of creation (easier than expressionist)!

On 04-Nov-90 in Re: Not another NeXT defect..
user Vincent D. Vecchio@andre writes:
>Well, yes, the hardware is incredibly impressive, but as of yet, there
>still isn't much software to speak of.  Also, keep in mind that while
>these things are still being sold primarily to large organizations
>(primarily educational, I believe), the standard Unix pricing schemes
>(read: EXPENSIVE!) for software are likely to remain in effect for what
>software is available.

Please look at the Software and Peripherals Catalog available from NeXT.
 There is an incredible amount of software available.  And the prices
are the same as the prices for the same package on the Mac.  
For example, Adobe Illustrator, Soft PC, Microphone II, Mathematica,
Framemaker, and Word Perfect all list for the same price as the
Macintosh versions.

This former die-hard mac user sees NO reason not to buy a NeXT now!