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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
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Subject: Re: Nisus questions: time to dump Microsoft? (LONG!)
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Date: 30 May 91 14:16:28 GMT
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In article <1991May26.144308.7886@umbc3.umbc.edu> cs421317@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs421317) writes:

>As long as you can transfer file formats, what difference does it make which
>is better? Pick the one that suits you. I've used Word and I like it, but that
>doesn't mean I wouldn't switch to WP for something if necessary.

 ----- But you can't. -----

Nisus will read/write MS Word files.

MS Word will read Nisus files as text only (all formatting lost).  In
fact, since Nisus keeps its formatting information separately, ANY
word processor or text processor can read the text of Nisus files.

Both Nisus and Word will read/write MacWrite I files.  Neither will
read or write MacWrite II files.  Neither (I think) will read or write
FWP or WP files.

When changing from one word processor to another, SOMETHING is usually
lost in the translation.  Some cleanup and fixup is usually necessary.

-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com)  I don't speak for my employer. --
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