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Article #2853Re: WriteNow 3.0
From: Terry Thiel
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:50
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:50
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jhi@netcom.com (John Im) writes: >In article <15983.2AAE8B8D@zeus.ieee.org> Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart) writes: >>I'd try to find a copy of 2.2 that somebody doesn't use anymore. The >>differences between 2.2 and 3.0 were not worth the upgrade fee - or the wait. >That's an interesting observation. Personally, I found the upgrade more >than worth the money. For one thing, 3.0 is 32-bit clean, which means I >can actually use it under System 7. Even if you don't use sys7, the new >Paragraph and Character Style Sheets are absolutely the BEST I've seen in >any word processor (I've used most of them). Color support is also nice, >so that I can mark sections in different colors for later review. >Getting back to the original question, are you looking for a full-featured >program comparable to Word? If so, take a look at the full version of NISUS. >It's got some very powerful tools but is fairly easy to use. It's also >pretty fast, since it works in RAM. If you don't need all those features, >either NISUS Compact or WriteNow 3.0 would be a good choice. >- John Yes the WriteNow style sheets are much better and easier to use than any other, especially Words. I was under the impression that at least the original version of Nisus Compact did not have a spellchecker-that it was an extra cost item. This to me is an unforegivable sin on the part of paragon. -Terry
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!tlt38517 From: tlt38517@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Terry Thiel) Subject: Re: WriteNow 3.0 References: <15983.2AAE8B8D@zeus.ieee.org> <watng0j.jhi@netcom.com> Message-ID: <BuD501.FrL@news.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:50:24 GMT Lines: 22