Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!well!svc
From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hebrew word processor
Summary: Non-Script Manager options...
Message-ID: <15152@well.UUCP>
Date: 21 Dec 89 22:45:14 GMT
References: <206@memory.uucp>
Reply-To: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
Lines: 27

In article <206@memory.uucp> mha@memory.UUCP (Mark H. Anbinder) writes:
>I am looking for a program that allows word processing in Hebrew, that
>DOES NOT require the Hebrew System software and Script Manager.  In other
>words, I need a right-to-left word processor... if necessary I can supply
>a separate font.
>
	There are only two options that I am aware of for doing Hebrew WP
without the use of the Hebrew System and Script Manager compatible software.
	The first (and cheapest) is to aquire a version of Mac-in-Hebrew which
was a DA written many moons ago which allowed for Right->Left text entry in
MacWrite and MSWord (the only two products back then...).  It was quite good
and many people used it for doing serious stuff.  It has not been updated since
the Script Manager/Hebrew OS and may not work with the latest machines and/or
system software.
	The other option is to call Davka Corporation and see if they will sell
you a copy of Achbar.  Achbar was their original Hebrew WP which did its own
Hebrew handling (no SM back then).  Like their current product line, the
software is ugly, buggy, copy protected (big time!) and overpriced - but that's
the business ;-)

Hope that helps...
	
-- 
+--------------------------------------------------+
Leonard Rosenthol        |  GEnie : MACgician
Lazerware, inc.          |  MacNet: MACgician
UUCP: svc@well.UUCP      |  ALink : D0025