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In article <1993Jan22.164714.22761@ultb.isc.rit.edu> ,
sel1783@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
> I'm looking for a japanese word processor for use on a macintosh
classic II
> 4/80.  I'd like a program similar to Kanji-talk that converts english
into
> kanji and kana. I'd especially like a shareware or freenet version since
> I'm just a struggling college student. 
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> Sharon Lefebvre

If you're asking for a free/shareware replacement for KanjiTalk, I think
you're out
of luck.  The only way to use Japanese on a Macintosh without using
KanjiTalk is SweetJAM, an extension that works in the English MacOS to
provide Japanese in a few programs, like Microsoft Word.  SweetJAM isn't
cheap, though, and it's never worked well for me.

The question of a word processor is completely separated from questions
about KanjiTalk.  KanjiTalk is the operating system and provides the
romaji->kana->kanji conversion.  The word processors take advantage of
this, but they don't do it themselves.  The best Japanese word processor
for the Mac (in my opinion) is SoloWriter.  It gives you many advanced
functions and page layout capabilities.  Since you're on a budget, I'd
recommend ASLEdit+, miniWriter, YooEdit, or any other free/shareware
editor you can find.  Most of these are available on
ftp.uwtc.washington.edu, although that site will be down for a couple
more days.

Jon Wiederspan