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From: rre@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Velveteen Rabbit Corps)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: New Mac Owner-type Needs Help
Message-ID: <3656@ihlpg.ATT.COM>
Date: Fri, 14-Aug-87 10:41:53 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 14 10:41:53 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Aug-87 01:36:21 EDT
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Keywords: Not me, a friend



A friend of mine is buying a Mac Plus soon, and he wants me to help him
plot what software he should buy (he knows nothing about computers, I'm the
CS major). 


His needs are: 1. a word processor
               2. a paint program
 

The word processor is the most important aspect to him. Programs Plus sells
MacWrite for $99, and there wasn't anything cheaper I could recognize. Does
anyone out there know/have experience with anything other than MacWrite that's
less expensive? He also wants a spelling checker, so any help on which one
is good would be hepful too.

On the paint program, FullPaint lists in the catalog for less than MacPaint.
Is this a good deal? (I know the FullPaint ads say "We succeed MacPaint" but
what is the reality?)

And what games did you first buy as a new Mac owner? 

ONE MORE QUESTION! Are there any programs that can let the MAc display the
Greek alphabet? 

I know, lots of questions, lots of questions.

Thanks in advance, 
Roger Espinosa

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