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Article #1566

Re: Word Processors

#1566
From: Johannes Schwagereit
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 19:18
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In article <1992Apr14.085854.6299@actrix.gen.nz>, Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
> In <12159@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> twright@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Tom Wright) writes:
> > 
> > I've been looking for a decent word processor for my ST.  Right now I'm still
> > using (gasp!) ST-Writer and it's okay, but I'd like to get something better.  
> > I'm a real fan of Microsoft Word for the Mac, so something similar would be 
> > nice.
> > Features I would want are:  automatic footnoting, style sheets or equivalent,
> > ability to import graphics and flow text, variety of font sizes and styles,
> > and Postscript-to-disk output.
> > Note that I DON'T want a page-layout program, just a word processor.  I read
> > a review of 1st Word Plus some time back and it seemed to have most of these
> > features.  Can anyone comment?  Plug your favorite program, here's your chance.
> > 
> 
> Well it looks like you had better start writing one, this is one
> Platform that the Atari lacks...

This is definitely not true!
I don't know the international (english-speaking) market, but here (in Germany)
there are at least four or five excellent programs available:

SCRIPT
SIGNUM II
SIGNUM III
CyPress
That's Write

Each of these programs has the features you are asking for (exception:
That's Write is the only one with PS-Output), is better than 1st Word+,
has WYSIWYG, is fast and reliable, has nice outputs (on many printers),
and is still supported.

(I'm using SCRIPT)

Tschuess,
   Johannes
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From: schwager@arctecserv-2.informatik.uni-kl.de (Johannes Schwagereit)
Subject: Re: Word Processors
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