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From: paul@aucs.UUCP
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Subject: New Macintosh
Message-ID: <409@aucs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Aug-87 12:30:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: aucs.409
Posted: Mon Aug 17 12:30:37 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Aug-87 02:52:34 EDT
Reply-To: paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele)
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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In-Reply-To: <3656@ihlpg.ATT.COM>

In article <3656@ihlpg.ATT.COM> you write:
>
>
>A friend of mine is buying a Mac Plus soon, and he wants me to help him
                    should buy the Mac SE!
>plot what software he should buy (he knows nothing about computers, I'm the
>CS major). 
>
>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.

MicroSoft Word 3.01 is good (some bugs ?) and has a spelling checker.
FullWrite is supposed to be good if it is ever released, and is cheaper
than Word.  WordPerfect also looks good.  Any of these are better than
MacWrite.

>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?)

FullPaint is good, as is SuperPaint.  MacPaint is a toy in comparison.

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

Dark Castle is a must.  Uninvited, Deja Vu, and ShadowGate are also good.
Wizardry is good if you like D&D type games.

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

There is a font called SuperGreek which gives you great Greek characters on
screen as well as on both the IMagewriter and LaserWriter.

>I know, lots of questions, lots of questions.
>
>Thanks in advance, 
>Roger Espinosa
>


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