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Re: TAKE MY WIFE II

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From: John Fauerbach
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:58
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covey@us-es.sel.de (David Covey US/ESS3) writes:
: My wife uses Word Perfect 5.1 (yeuk) at work and I'm going to buy it for her to
: use at home.  Having been "brought up" on WordStar I find Word Perfect with its
: complex and wierd(F2 for Help?!  Yes I know you can change it...) key structure
: a real pain.  My question is should I hang on to the money because version 5 has been with us for about a hundred years hasn't it?  Are they going to be bringing out a DOS upgrade as well as their Windows product (like WordStar have)?
: 
: Any help gratefully received.
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: David
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: P.S.  This is not intended to start a debate about which WP is the best as I           know it's a matter of taste and WP5 ain't to my taste!!
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Just read an article that said WP 6.0 for DOS SHOULD come out in the spring.

John
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From: fauerbac@ivy.cs.unca.edu (John Fauerbach)
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