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From: ben@tasis.utas.oz (Ben Lian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Status of MS Word 4.0
Message-ID: <803@tasis.utas.oz>
Date: 4 Jan 89 02:17:40 GMT
References: <456@tekn01.chalmers.se> <129@microsoft.UUCP> <801@tasis.utas.oz> <164@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: Elec Eng & Comp Sci, Uni of Tasmania, Australia
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In article <164@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) writes:
>In article <801@tasis.utas.oz> ben@tasis.utas.oz (Ben Lian) writes:
>     | In article <129@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP
>     | (Stuart Burden) writes:
>     | >>In article <456@tekn01.chalmers.se> d83_sven_a@tekn01.chalmers.se
>     | >>(Sven (Sciz) Axelsson) writes:
>     | >>     | It would be interesting if those who has had
>     | >>     | real experience with the program could post their
>     | >>     | observations to the net, or better to me directly.
>     | >Well... it's tempting... nah.. :-) :-)
>
>     | Don't do this Stu.  NEVER, EVER, tease people (like me,
>     | for e.g.) who are spittin' chips because Word 3.0x don't
>     | work proper an' all, when some of us are DEPENDING on it
>     | to.  You tired of living or something?

[ Deleted.]

>Don't you think it would be a tad biased if I did a review?.. that's why I
>haven't... that's why the smiley faces Ben!

And I forgot my smiley faces.  Sorry.  I understand your position perfectly.
I REALLY thought you were teasing, but I wasn't REALLY threatening you with
grevious bodily harm.  [Sorry for the inane drivel folks.  No more.  Promise.]

>     | BTW, I assume that Word 4.0 will be able to read 3.0x
>     | files, including style sheets?
>
>have never done this.  Styles on Macintosh Word are stored with the
>document that you "attach" them to.

Uh, of course.  That's what I meant.

Ben Lian




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