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From: tsouth@pro-pac.cts.com (System Administrator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Good Word Processors
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Date: 5 Mar 89 12:02:39 GMT
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> Date: 2 Mar 89 20:43:23 GMT
> From: Paul Sander <pnet01!crash!lll-lcc.llnl.gov!pyramid!athertn!paul>
> Subject: Good Word Processors (was Re: Fool In the Rain, ALPE)

> 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.  In order to do any serious
> writing, I have to boot up CP/M.

> It looks to me like the first person to port WordStar (with all its
> problems) to ProDOS will clean up. (1/2 :-)  Any takers?

Paul,

I hate to seem too sarcastic, but if you have a problem with using
anything that is not over ten-years old then you cannot relate this
to what the current state of technology in the Apple II family is.

I regularly use Appleworks (classic!) to write articles in the 10,000
word range.  I have even used the program to write letters which have
extended to approx. 20,000 lines.  Show me a CP/M word processor on
the Apple which can begin to compare to Appleworks.  I seriously doubt
that you will be able to.

> Paul Sander        (408) 734-9822       | Do YOU get nervous when a
> paul@Atherton.COM                       | sys{op,adm,prg,engr} says

Todd South

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