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Re: Word Processor preferences

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From: Norman Kraft
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1992 02:37
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In article <1992Jun22.160826.9435@tamsun.tamu.edu>, Dalea Ferrier writes:

> The discussion of all the word prosessors for the Amiga is fine but the one 
> thing missing (so far) is some indication of the output quality of the wp 
> in question. Well Final Copy has the best output of any wp for the Amiga
> that prints to any non-postscript printer IMHSO (in my humble stinking 
> opinion). And by the way Final Copy will also print to PostScript. 

Final Copy does have the nicest print quality by far, and though their
fonts are proprietary, they are actually nicer than the Compugraphic
fonts used by ProWrite (IMHO). I don't own either product, though; I've
only seen them at my local dealer (though they have the same setup I do).

For me, what has kept the IBM side by side on the desk with my Amiga has
been word prosessing. Most of my writing is of the "academic" variety,
and such features as footnotes, bibliographies, indices, and tables of
contents are critical! Keeping track of page formating while working 
with such things by hand very nearly make writing on a subject more of
the writing, and less of the subject.

Since WYSIWYG is important to me, as well, I would think that some package
on the Amiga could do all the thing I need in writing articles for various
academic journals and other publications, as well as publish the newsletter
I turn out quarterly. So far, though, I've been disappointed, and stuck 
with buggy Word for Windows which nonetheless has all the features I'm
looking for.

Norm.

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