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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: What do writers want from a word processor?
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Date: 3 May 91 15:11:39 GMT
References: <3097@wn1.sci.kun.nl> <1991Apr30.205205.6328@njitgw.njit.edu> <1991May2.124351.20927@njitgw.njit.edu>
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In article <1991May2.124351.20927@njitgw.njit.edu>, ken@hertz.njit.edu (ken ng cccc) writes:
> Word processors, in theory they were modeled after typewriters right?
> Gee, as I type, should I see a black metal ball come up from the bottom
> of the screen and stike each letter?

Oh, you've used Bank Street Writer too? Much hulabalood as a user friendly
editor for novices, I put it up against a bare bones program (cut and paste)
and it blew it away.

> You know, if this wasn't comp.editors, a program that really did the
> above would almost be funny in the 'check this program out' arena.

Well, check it out. Bank Street Writer.
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