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Re: Word Processors

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From: Marshall Harris (G.M.)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 00:06
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In <1992Apr14.102756.10825@beaver.cs.washington.edu> bgilbert@cs.washington.edu (Benjamin Gilbert) writes:
>favorable.  One point you mentioned was Postscript-to-disk ability... this
>seems like a strange function for a word processor, seems like if you
>want postscript you *DO* want a Desktop Publishing program (Pagestream would
>do this for you).
Other W/processors do provide Postscript output: for example: on MessyDOS 
platforms: such as MSWord, WordPerfect, Ami. Postcript is very necessary 
for people with access to Postscript-driven laser printers. 
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Subject: Re: Word Processors
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