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puritan_2076@yahoo.com wrote:

> RSC-14 lists OS-9 Scripsit for the CoCo, but the cat. # is the same as
> another program in a later catalog. Is OS-9 Scripsit Vaporware?
> If not, is it as good as other versions of Scripsit, that use profile
> for mailmerge, etc.?

Mmmm, I don't recall ever seeing Scripsit ported to OS9... worth some 
snooping around to find out if it was ever a plan for such a product from 
Tandy/Radio Shack.

> How good or bad is Tandy's later combination of TS-Word, TS-Edit, &
> TS-Spell?

I have used the T/S Edit+Word package both under standard RSDOS and OS9 
systems. Back in the days when there was almost nothing in terms of a good 
text editor, I feel the T/S package was a very decent offering despite it's 
rather odd way of presenting/handling the text window; the hi-res screen was 
also ok. Of course all this changed as soon as more robust word processing 
packages appeared under RSDOS like Telewriter 64 and VIP Writer... then 
there was no contest from T/S Edit+Word. On the OS9 side, almost anything on 
the market was far better than the built in EDIT app :-)



-=[ Rogelio ]=- 

> Mmmm, I don't recall ever seeing Scripsit ported to OS9... worth some
> snooping around to find out if it was ever a plan for such a product from
> Tandy/Radio Shack.

It was in the catalog. I shure hope it's available. ProFile, VisiCalc
(a.k.a. DynaCalc) & Scripsit made a great integrated package on other
TRS-80's. Combined with Phantomgraph & Home Publisher, I'd have a
nearly perfect system. Not as fancy as some RS-DOS stuff, but exactly
what I need.

WordStar has a mailmerge function. Is DynaStar (a WordStar clone)
compatible with ProFile? That would do, but It's not what I want.

> I have used the T/S Edit+Word package both under standard RSDOS and OS9
> systems. Back in the days when there was almost nothing in terms of a good
> text editor, I feel the T/S package was a very decent offering despite it's
> rather odd way of presenting/handling the text window; the hi-res screen was
> also ok. Of course all this changed as soon as more robust word processing
> packages appeared under RSDOS like Telewriter 64 and VIP Writer... then
> there was no contest from T/S Edit+Word. On the OS9 side, almost anything on
> the market was far better than the built in EDIT app :-)

Ok, what about Color DeskMate 3? Is it better or worse than T/S
Edit+Word?

puritan_2076@yahoo.com wrote:

> Ok, what about Color DeskMate 3? Is it better or worse than T/S
> Edit+Word?

INMHO, the TEXT application under Color Deskmate 3 is better presented than 
T/S Edit+Word. Granted, TEXT in DM3 does not allow for any fancy printer 
codes (bold, italic, underlining, font size/type) but to edit plain old text 
files I like it better. In terms of technical power the T/S package is 
better but I never felt at ease with the interface, found it to be 
"orthogonal". Then again, you also have quick access on DM3 to a basic but 
stable terminal program, a no frills spreadsheet and a rather nice bitmap 
graphics editor.



-=[ Rogelio ]=-