🚀 go-pugleaf

OK, there appears to be a lull in the word processor and
page layout wars so let's see if I can stir up a discussion.

When can we expect some new versions to play with? Are all 
the software houses waiting for system 7.0 with it's 
outline fonts, line layout manager, and new script manager?

What will Pagemaker 4.0 give us and when will we get it?
Can we at least expect verticle column justification,
more intelligent hyphenation, and separate printing of 
even/odd pages? 

Will the introduction of system 7.0's InterApplication
Communications Architecture (IAC) signal the end of the 
huge, do-everything programs like Fullwrite (and, to a 
lesser extent, Word)? Will we begin to see the unbundling
of spelling checkers, thesauruses, hyphenation engines
and dictionaries, glossaries, etc.?

Will FullWrite 2.0 ever get out the door?

Will Microsoft ever give Word an elegant user interface?

Where does NISUS fit in to the word processor/page layout
picture?

Cheers,
Norm
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