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From: uhr@thor.cs.wisc.edu (Leonard Uhr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Wordprocessing problems?  Eg flicker, software glitches?
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Date: 29 Dec 89 23:43:17 GMT
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I'm interested in getting an Amiga for video and graphics, etc. - BUT ALSO for
word processing.  It has a reputation for being flakey (no half-decent software
except wordperfect, which is an old version; an annoying flicker that it costs
hundreds of dollars to fix; a somewhat unstable operating system, etc.).  I'd
appreciate descriptions of these and other problems, and how they can be solved.
And is there good software for emulating a terminal and transferring files?
  Also, what is the cheapest system that would be adequate - Is a 500 with extra
memory (how much) enough; or do you need a 2000, hard disk, lots of extra
memory, a flicker suppressor, and other things that add up?
  That is, can an Amiga that costs $1100-$1600 - about the same as a basic AT or
Mac plus - do as good a job at word processing, as well as all the other things
it can do?  And how well will a basic 500 that costs even less do? 

Thanks for any help.