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From: fh@well.sf.ca.us (Fabian Hahn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ST GEM-based Word Processors
Keywords: ST GEM word processors mouse
Message-ID: <24590@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 4 May 91 21:23:36 GMT
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[... Wordflair II plug ...]

>All righty, now, does it come with FSM GDOS?  If not, how do we get it?
>If not, we still get to use crummy ol' GDOS until Atari decides to release
>FSM GDOS?

>BTW, does FSM GDOS work as a direct replacement to GDOS, like G+Plus, or
>do the programs which currently run GDOS, have to be modified to look for
>FSM?

No - yes - depends.

Goldleaf will supply FSM as soon as it is realeased by ATARI.
The price will be mostly to cover the licensing fee for fonts that will be 
included with the FSM package. 

In theory GDOS applications should work just fine with FSM, there
is a 'compatibility mode' in which you define the fonts and sizes you want
to use and FSM will precompute them so they act just like bitmaped fonts.

We have made some changes to Wordflair II to allow direct access to all 
fonts and sizes (up to 999 point) as well as some display improvements 
that are possible with FSM.

My guess is that you will see new versions of GDOS applications that 
make use of the features of FSM GDOS.

Fabian