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From: fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.ca (Eric S Fraga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Some questions on WordPerfect (was Re: WordPerfect ST status)
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Date: 1 Apr 89 19:55:54 GMT
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A couple of short questions:

- How usable is WP without a hard disc?  i.e. how big is WP and
all the files needed at run time?

- Does WP generate Postscript output?  I tend to print all my
documents on Postscript printers at work instead of on my Gemini
10x.

- Does the ST version of WP understand ms-dos created WP files?

Reasons for questions:

My girlfriend uses WP at work (on an AT compatible) for all her
documents and we were thinking of getting an AT compatible for
home this fall so that she could use WP at home.  However, for
that amount of money, I could easily buy a hard disc drive and WP
for the ST, if her files could be transfered to the ST and used
there. 

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By the way, with respect to the Atarian topic...

I bought my 520ST in Sept 85 for a couple of reasons:
- the monochrome monitor was the first I had seen on any computer
that didn't give me a headache after an hour's use (and I tend to
use my computer for many hours every day) -- I am very
susceptible to flicker.
- it came with lots (relative to the market at that time) of memory.
- used the 68000 which, IMHO, is tons better than any intel cr*p.
- bit-mapped graphics.

I did not buy it because of GEM or the mouse.  I wanted a good
cheap terminal that I could hack at once in a while.

I am still happy with it, after almost 4 years, but wouldn't mind
a slightly faster computer sometime soon, like maybe the TT, if
and when it comes out.

Then again, what I would really like would be a lap-top, 68030
based, 2 meg Ram, solid-state >= 2meg hard disc, trackball fitted
computer running Minix.  I still use my Model 100 (Tandy) but the
wee screen is starting to get on my nerves...  However, most of
the laptops out there (other than the NEC Ultralite) weigh a ton
due to the floppies and/or hard discs.  And they are all (well,
almost) ms-dos machines. 

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Well, I've rambled on enough (only wanted to ask a couple of
questions) already.

cheers,
  eric


PS - To those people at Atari that take the time to answer
questions from this net, please ignore the flames from some of
the people -- there are a few of us that appreciate your answers.
Thanks!
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