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From: cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland)
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Subject: Re: Word Processors
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Date: 30 Nov 90 00:58:35 GMT
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That's a shame about WP delaying *again*.  Does anyone have any
info on their decision of whether to write v.5.x for the Amiga?
Now that the 2,000,000 mark has passed the Lotus/Microsoft etc.
rumors are flying again--I would think that WP would find Amiga
a market worth supporting (at the very least).  I know they\
have some Amigaphiles on staff, but it's not their decision,
alas.  I'm sure CBM, among others, is doing some official
leaning and coaxing.

ProWrite 3.0 is good if you're in for a basic WP.  They keep
enhancing it which is nice--it may well grow with you.  It's
plenty fast, works cleanly.  Postscript output is a separate
module  (annoying)  which will only write to the same disk that
the original ProWrite file was on  (extra annoying), so that you
have to copy it separately if you're using CrossDOS to take it
to a PC-based laser printer.  I *like* ProWrite, but it doesn't
do footnotes.

Let's send out a mighty yelp for the wordprocessor writers to
get in gear and bring us a Mac Word equivalent.  


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Thom Cleland                      "It is easier
tcleland@ucsd.edu                  to get forgiveness
Amiga User's Group at UCSD         than permission"