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From: julerio1@polyob.UUCP (A1 jose ulerio1 )
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Re: Word Processors
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Date: Thu, 5-Jun-86 22:43:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  5 22:43:19 1986
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> In article <1005@spice.cs.cmu.edu>, djz@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Daniel Zigmond) writes:
> > I've gotten very frustrated with using AppleWritter II, especially when I
> > look at programs like Word Perfect for the IBM PC.  Is there some better
> > word processor for the Apple //e?  ...
> 
> Did you know that WordPerfect is available for the //?  I can't imagine how
> they make it work without function keys, but I understand that it has most
> of the functionality of the PC version.  You might give it a try.
> -- 
> Henry M. Halff                                       Halff Resources, Inc.
> halff@utah-cs.ARPA                 4918 33rd Road, N., Arlington, VA 22207


The version of Word Perfect for the Apple //e runs under ProDos, and has most,
if not every important, features of the PC version.  About the only features
missing that would come in handy are the auto-table of contents generator
and a thesaurus function I faintly remember being available.  It runs well
on hard drives and the UniDisk 3.5.  The going price is about $129, but you can
find it discounted to around $90-100 from mail-order houses.
Oh, and it requires a 128K //e or //c..not sure if the //e has to be enhanced
or not..

As for function keys, the open and closed apple keys are used in lieu of
F1, F2, F3, etc... never did dig those things.

Slight opinion: Apple Writer ][ has always been a capable word processor
for me, with the only peeve being the block move (or what purports to be
one) function.  Did Lutus spend so much time on WPL and everything else
that he forgot about enhancing it?  Sigh.

	Jose M. Ulerio
	Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering
	Polytechnic University, Bklyn, NY

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