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From: gibson@trwrba.UUCP (Gregory S. Gibson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: Paperback Writer 64 Review
Message-ID: <1892@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 14:01:36 EST
Article-I.D.: trwrba.1892
Posted: Tue Mar  4 14:01:36 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 06:39:35 EST
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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I recently bought the word processor called "Paperback Writer 64" by Digital
Solutions Inc.  from Protecto Enterprize.  I am very pleased.
This program initial reminded me of the IBM PC Wordstar.  It has an 
installation file, several help screens, and easy to remember commands.  It
can be booted up in 40 or 80 column mode.

The installation file allows the user to define his printer ASCII codes for
Text Enhancement including: underline, bold, superscript, subscript, italics
pitch, line spacing, and a RS232 cable.
 
This product advertises on screen text enhancement meaning:
      Underline appears as underline on the screen
      Italics appear as Italics on the screen
      Superscript characters are colored yellow (color can be changed)
      Subscript characters are colored green (color can be changed)
      Boldface characters are colored white.

Text formating can be done done on a line by line bases including:
     margins, relative margins, justification, centering, pitch,
     header, footer, lines per inched, ascii printer codes, etc.

This program will align numbers and add positive and negative numbers.
The screen display is the same as the printed paper display while in 80
column mode.  In 40 column mode, the text is displayed on two screens.
The screens scroll to the right or to the left.  The left screen displays
columns 1 to 40, the right screen columns 41 to 80.  This is much better
than displaying 80 columns on 2 lines.

I also like the commands:

   KEY                              FUNCTION
 _________________                  ___________________
 cursor right/left    		     move cursor right/left
 control cursor right/left           move to beginning/end of line
 insert/delete			     insert/delete 1 character
 control insert/delete		     insert/delete 1 line
 control r			     set range
 control c/m/d	  	             copy/move/delete range
 control u/b	                     underline/bold face
 control +/-                         superscript/subscript
 etc.

There are more commands that I did not list.  I am very pleased with
the Paperback Writer 64.

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