Re: WordPerfect vs MS-Word (XyWrite III in the battle?)

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From: x0705
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1986 21:57

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In article <222@noscvax.UUCP> ogasawar@cod.UUCP (Todd H. Ogasawara) writes:
>as much as I tout it to people looking for a word processor, I have
>just about made up my mind to switch to either XyWrite III or Nota Bene
>(which uses the XyWrite engine) as soon as I get a few major writing
>projects out of the way.  Even if XyWrite III could not do nearly
>everything WP4.1 could do, its blinding speed alone is almost enough
>to switch me over.

We've used Xywrite 2+, with mixed experiences - one review of the
product said that it was very powerful, not easy to learn, and
incompatible with almost everything, and we've found that to be mostly
true.  (For example, lots of programs that mess with keyboard
interrupts - Sidekick, Turbo Lightning, etc - can't deal with Xywrite 2+)
Has this improved with Xywrite 3?

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# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G-202, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs

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