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Re: Word Processor for DECstation 2100

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From: Mark Lawrence
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 1990 18:33
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} In article <25332.26d0d7be@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) writes:
[...]
} > he'd like to know if
} > there is a a public domain word processor that runs on the 2100 and
} > will do equations.

price@chukls.enet.dec.com (Chuck Price) wrote:
} DECwrite from Digital isn't public domain, but it offers a full WYSIWYG
} environment, outputs in PostScript or DDIF (or ASCII), etc.
[...]
} BTW, I've been using it for about a year, and I have yet to look
} at the manual once. It's pretty intuitive. On the DECstation, it's
} also quite fast! 

Yeah, if you've ever used MacWrite or FrameMaker, you'll find it
_really_ familiar.
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From: mark@DRD.Com (Mark Lawrence)
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Subject: Re: Word Processor for DECstation 2100
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