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From: rjung@nunki.usc.edu (Robert  allen Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Looking for Word Processor (Word Perfect not quite there)
Message-ID: <1950@nunki.usc.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 88 06:01:04 GMT
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Reply-To: rjung@nunki.usc.edu (Robert  allen Jung)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <480003@hpdml93.HP.COM> rona@hpdml93.HP.COM (ron abramson) writes:
> [In reply to my earlier praise of WordUp!]
>	Does WordUp have automatic headers, footers, page-numbering,
>	auto-indent and a spell checker?  Is there a utility to convert
>	my First Word files to WordUp format?

  I don't know what an "automatic" header/footnote is, but there are nice
provisions for both, as well as page-numbering. There's also master pages,
which are pages of text/graphics you can have printed on every odd/even/all
pages, which is something no other WP I've seen so far offer.

  No auto-indent, but I don't find the tab key to be a menace. No spelling
checker either (though their ads hint at a possible future upgrade?), but
I can use it in conjunction with Thunder! (accessory) with no ill effects.
You can also merge in ASCII text files, and cut-n-paste between windows.

>	Is it missing anything that you would like to see?

  Not a whole lot. The current incarnation is about 90% perfection (I'm
still waiting for the next upgrade, which looks to be a REAL blockbuster),
but the current setup suits my (somewhat light) needs just fine.

>	It sounds like an excellent product for $80, thanks for the
>	tip.  

  Just a fair tip: You really ought to have at least a megabyte to use this
program effectively, especially if you want to use more GDOS fonts than
it comes standard with (WordUp! comes with Epson 9-pin GDOS fonts for
Serif, Sans serif, and "typewriter" fonts; You'll have to send in your font
disk with a note to get appropros fonts for other printers). With a
megabyte or more, you can easily fit in the included fonts, and the
Thunder spelling checker, and several more goodies without straining things
too much.

  Despite how much I praise this program, it will *not* conquer a $300
WordPerfect with no effort. I am not a professional writer by any means; What
may be fine for me might be totally inappropriate for you. However, for only
$80, and with those beautiful GDOS fonts and the ability to load in
DEGAS/Neo/.IMG pictures into your documents, and the speed (100% 68000
assembly, no compiled code), and the documentation/design, it's _beautiful_...

						--R.J.
						B-)

P.S. I have no affiliation with NeoCept except as an extremely happy
customer (now where is the next upgrade??? B-)

P.P.S. As a demonstration of the program's ability, look at its
instruction manual. All 200-so pages written with WordUp and an Atari Laser
printer.

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