Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!ucbvax!UIAMVS.BITNET!AWCTTYPA From: AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: good word processors Message-ID: <8903022354.aa13425@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Date: 3 Mar 89 06:00:36 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 36 X-Unparsable-Date: Thursday 02 Mar 89 10:52 PM CT >Date: Thu, 2 Mar 89 20:43:23 GMT >From: Paul Sander >Subject: Good Word Processors (was Re: Fool In the Rain, ALPE) I (Dave) wrote: > I'd _rather_ have a usable > desktop-based word processor for the GS, but I haven't seen anything > I'm impressed with yet. This is not a permanent situation. Paul writes: >I am a faithful Apple II (Plus) user, and I must disagree with this last >sentence. There has NEVER, EVER been a usable word processor of any sort >(in my own opinion) that runs on ANY of the Apple II operating systems >since the Apple II line came out. Try AppleWorks (classic, not AppleWorks GS). There is software available to make AppleWorks work with the II+. My parents use a II+ with PlusWorks and a 128K RAM card from Jameco. AppleWorks _is_ memory-based. If that bothers you, get more memory! On my IIgs, I have about 1000K available on my AppleWorks desktop. I've never written a book, but it wouldn't be a problem. Anyway, my statement was that the lack of a great GS-specific word processor is a temporary situation. This has nothing to do with whether there were, are, or will be good word processors for previous Apple II models. >Paul Sander (408) 734-9822 | Do YOU get nervous when a >paul@Atherton.COM | sys{op,adm,prg,engr} says >{decwrl,sun,hplabs!hpda}!athertn!paul | "oops..." ? --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons