Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!ecicrl!clewis
From: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: PC wordprocessors on *NIX
Message-ID: <140@ecicrl.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 88 05:31:47 GMT
References: <48200014@hcx1>
Reply-To: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc. (CRL Division)
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In article <48200014@hcx1> ldh@hcx1.SSD.HARRIS.COM writes:

>I have heard that Microsoft Word, Wordperfect and possibly others have *nix
>versions of their products working ... I assume on '386 based platforms.  Has
>anyone here had any experience with these products? ... and are they really
>limited in platforms? ... Thanks

I've seen WordPerfect on 386 Xenix (I got it working for a customer), and 
understand that it is also becoming (or already is) available on 386 UNIX 
and Tower (68020) UNIX.  WordPerfect seems to work pretty darn good on the 
machine I've seen.  Pretty snappy.  It's WP 4.2 at present.  Much better
than running WP under VP/ix, which does work very well but behaves a little 
oddly.

I've also heard of something called "123-G" which is a version of good 'ol
Lotus 1-2-3 which will be available for UNIX shortly.  Supposed to have all 
of the features of Symphony.
-- 
Chris Lewis
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