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Re: New word processor?

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From: Joseph Manuel Finete
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 05:35
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In article <1992Oct27.233653.3650@mks.com> viktor@mks.com (Viktor Haag) writes:
>The obvious choice, as far as most people are concerned, is WriteNow.
>All the reasons I have read or heard for using WriteNow fit your stated
>wants perfectly.
>
>While it lacks features found in WordPerfect (or Word, or Nisus), it is
>lean, fast, clean and easy to use (just like a Macapp oughta be).

As a WriteNow user, I can verify that it is lean, fast, and fairly easy
to use. Plus, it has the best implementation of style sheets that I've
seen. However, it's missing a few key features that many people want. It
doesn't have Publish&Subscribe, tables, or page layout. By page layout,
I mean the text should wrap around a picture. I didn't need these features
when I started using WriteNow 3 years ago, but now I do. I'm waiting
for to see what MacWrite Pro is like (it's supposed to have all those
features). But if MW Pro sucks or never comes out, I'll get WordPerfect.
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From: jfinete@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Joseph Manuel Finete)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: New word processor?
Date: 28 Oct 1992 05:35:51 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
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