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From: lsh@polari.UUCP (Lee Hauser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Integrated Software
Message-ID: <3051@polari.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 90 22:20:16 GMT
Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944
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As my laptop is a Tandy 1100FD with only a single floppy drive, I've been on thesearch for decent integrated software.  I tried (and liked) Microsoft
Works for awhile, but then someone lent me their copy of LotusWorks
(formerly Alphaworks) and I must admit I fell in love.  Not only is it
more flexible, but it is actually easier to use on a single 720k drive
system than MSWorks.  Once you are in an application, fewer disk
accesses seem to be needed.  The word processing service is built into
the main exe file and so is instantly available; the comm application
is only 40k; spreadsheet and database I keep on a second diskette
along with a copy of the 59k overlay, and the config program,
spellchecker, etc sit on a third diskette.  With MSWorks, even though
the whole program sat on one diskette, I was continuously flipping
disks in and out between the program disk and the data disk.  I use it
mostly for wp and telecom, so most of what I need most of the time
sits on one diskette.  Any other LotusWorks users out there?

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