Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ispi!jbayer
From: jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Word Processing software for 286 SCO Xenix
Summary: Word Perfect is not available for the 286 Xenix
Message-ID: <353@ispi.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 88 14:27:45 GMT
References: <2317@cadovax.UUCP>
Organization: Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
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In article <2317@cadovax.UUCP>, mitchell@cadovax.UUCP (Mitchell Lerner) writes:
. I have a friend that really wants to do Word Processing on his 
. buisnesses Xenix system along with his Order Entry and on-line 
. accounting.
. 
. I have identified three Word Processors that might do the job:
. 
. 1. Word Perfect for 286 Xenix
. 2. Microsoft Word for 286 Xenix
. 3. SCO Lyrix
. 
. At this point the deciding factor would be price, which is why I am
. posting this to the net.  The cheapest that I've found Word Perfect for
. is $999, Microsoft Word ~~$500 and SCO Lyrix ~~$400 (if I remember correctly).

First, Word Perfect is only available for Xenix 386.  After speaking with
the company I was told that the 286 version was just too slow, and they
weren't releasing it at this time.

Second, we are currently using Lyrix.  While I haven't seen version 5.0, I
am definitely NOT impressed with it.  

Jonathan Bayer
Intelligent Software Products, Inc.