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From: jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Word processor for Toshiba T1000SE
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Date: 2 Mar 90 18:39:32 GMT
References: <1990Mar1.113557.1375@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
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In article <1990Mar1.113557.1375@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes:
>> A lot of people use Microsoft Works on their laptops. ...  But it certainly
>> has a lot of bang for the buck.  It is cheaper than the shareware price of
>> any comparable combination of wp, spreadsheet, database, and comms that you
>> can find in the shareware world.
> 
>Well, how much does Microsoft Works cost?

Well, checking my latest copy of PC Mag, I see that MicroWarehouse sells it
for $95, PC Connection for $99, Telemart for $94, Dustin for $99, Swan for $99,
so that should be fairly representative.  I think students can get it in
University bookstores for about $60.

-- 
John Dudeck                           "You want to read the code closely..." 
jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu             -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching 
ESL: 62013975 Tel: 805-545-9549          Tanenbaum's MINIX operating system.