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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: text formatter wanted
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Date: Mon, 31-Mar-86 12:51:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 31 12:51:31 1986
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> 
> I'm looking for a text formatting package for MS-DOS (something
> like nroff would be nice), but haven't the slightest idea what's
> available.  Has anybody got any good suggestions?  I'd like to
> use it with an HP LaserJet printer.
> 
> bill frolik
> hp-pcd!bill

Why a text formatter?  The bit-mapped graphics word processing packages
(like GEM Write or Microsoft Word) make a lot more sense.  They are
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) and you don't have to make several
passes of formatting and printing before you get the final document that
you want.

I know that text formatters can have some real advantages for automatic
section and paragraph numbering, but is it really worth the other 
aggravations?