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From: kevinc@aurora.AthabascaU.CA (Kevin Crocker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Looking for a techincal word processing program.
Summary: I disagreee!!!!!
Message-ID: <513@aurora.AthabascaU.CA>
Date: 9 Apr 89 05:46:36 GMT
References: <753@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU> <200022@hpmcaa.HP.COM>
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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In article <200022@hpmcaa.HP.COM>, jimb@hpmcaa.HP.COM (Jim Belesiu) writes:
> I have used Lotus Manuscript in the past.  It handles multiple line equations
> fairly well.  The only complaints I have with the program is 1) it tends to
> be slow (the program is very large), 

I have not found it to be slow at all but then I am comparing it to our
VAX 785 with about a zillion users.  I also have about 2Mb of EMS so it
zings along very nicely.  A complicated graphic will preview in about 5
seconds -- printing is slow but this has nothing to do with Manuscript
it is all in the printer.


>2) there is a steep learning curve to get started with Manuscript 

 I really must take exception to this.   We have many users here that
are up and running with it almost instantly.  To start using it takes
no time at all.  To access all the advanced features does take some
time but so does every other word processor in the PC market.  The
steep learning curve may be very shallow here as we also use many other
Lotus products (not exclusively though) like 123, GraphWriter II, HAL,
Freelance Plus, Agenda, and Metro.

>and 3) it's expensive.
> 
Expensive is in the eyes of the purchaser.  Educational prices are not
very steep and their upgrade costs are very reasonable.

> Jim B.

Kevin Crocker (A three year veteran of using Manuscript)
-- 
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