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Subject: appleworks: what is it?
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Date: Mon, 19-Jan-87 13:06:00 EST
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I have figured out that it is an integrated spreadsheet, word processor,
and that it has more accessories than your average cuisinart.  What I'd
like to know is:

1) How does it's word processor compare with my old favorites such as
emacs (absolute favorite) vi, or the Apple Pascal editor.

2) Bearing in mind that I am a quiet academic sort, whose only possible
use for spreadsheets, is that it would make the end of term averages
easier to compute, does AppleWorks have any features that would make it
attractive to someone who has no interest in mail merging etc. (my wife
has forbidden me to computerize our Christmas card list).

Reviews in magazines haven't been much help because they seem obsessed
with extolling the virtues of this program for small businessmen.

Also is there a customizable editor out there somewhere.  I have 64K but
I will upgrade that some day (time fram 2-6 mo.'s) probable dramatically.

Lyman Hurd

P.S. to morrism: my mail program refuses to decipher your mail address.
Please give me a call if possible.  (609) 921-7658.