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From: wxh@a.lanl.gov (Billy Harvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: spelling checker DA?
Summary: Thunder!
Message-ID: <828@a.lanl.gov>
Date: 11 Feb 89 01:59:26 GMT
References: <8902101251.AA27825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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In article <8902101251.AA27825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, TOXI_CE@HNYKUN51.BITNET writes:
> I am looking for a spelling checker that will run as a desk accessory.

I seem to remember a desk accessory called Thunder! which would do this.
It would spell check on the fly, and beep when it found a misspelled word.

> I assume the accessory would use a lot of memory for the dictionary.
> It would be nice if this memory could be freed when the spelling checker
> is not used. (TeX will need the memory).

I remember the program could be permanently turned off, but I don't know
if it freed its memory.  I don't know if its available anymore or from
where.  Anyone?
--Billy         wxh@a.lanl.gov