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From: reza0@ihlpl.UUCP (Zarafshar)
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Subject: Re: Requests for info on the SSI WordPerfect package
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 00:06:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 00:06:56 1985
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I would like to put in my few cents on this also if I may.
The opinions expressed here are of my own and not that of my 
employer.  I have not used Wordperfect, but I have seen a complete
sales pitch on it and I was impressed.  If it really can do what
it promises, I would say it is good.
> 
> 
>                Info World  just ran a reviews of WordPerfect, and explained
>           that they'd been forced to go from a four to  a five  star rating
>           system  due  to  the  experience;   the new 4.1 version radically

	While I understand Infoworld is accepted by many as THE authority
on PC software evaluation, they have been know to make a few mistakes.
The have put their "diskettes" of approval on such garbage as Sidekick
also.
> 
>                The niftiest feature  of  WordPerfect  is  an  invisible one
>           which they  don't really advertise;  the fact that the program is
>           coded in  PC assembler.   This  makes the  program hellishly fast
>           compared to  ANY other word processor I've ever dealt with on any
>           kind of hardware.   WordPerfect can  flash from  one end  of a 50
> 
	I don't feel that something written in Assembly language these days
can be considered a "nifty" feature.  While I agree that there are a few
programmers left that can write faster code than a few non-optimizing
compilers, it is still a better idea to produce something that is
maintainable and not a "hack" than something that is just plain fast.
There are far better reasons for writing in high level languages than
just speed these days.  Speed is wonderful but if the stuff makes you
re-boot every once in a while, I think one ends up wasting more time
than that gained by Assembly language speed.

>                WordPerfect  has  more  features  than  any  other  PC  word
>           processor.  It has text, decimal, centered, and right-flush tabs,

	It is a noble idea to produce "Swiss Army knife", but believe me
the more features your throw in the thing the more chances of blowing
yourself out of the water very often, especially when the stuff is written
in Assembly.

Reza Zarafshar
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