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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

499.0. "Which WP to buy?" by AMULET::HALVERSON (GARFIELD) Tue May 12 1987 18:08

    I have read a little about the problems with prowrite, I was wondering
    if someone could recommend a good word processor or should I wait
    for the upgrade to prowrite?
    
    thanks   steve
    
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499.1Wait for WordPerfect??LEDS::ACCIARDITue May 12 1987 21:0613
    A friend of mine is a Beta tester of WordPerfect for the Amiga.
    This is supposed to be a real killer, and is one of the best WP
    packages for the IBM world.  It has been fully Amiga-ized and is
    supposed to have every conceivable feature.  The price is pretty
    impressive too, at $399 list.

    This package may in fact make the Amiga 'Respectable', since it
    wuold be the first major rewrite from the IBM world to take adantage
    of multitasking, windows, etc.
    
    Release date is Real Soon Now.
    
    
499.2WordPerfect InfoLEDS::ACCIARDIWed May 13 1987 13:0211
    WordPerfect Corp. now has a brochure available describing Word Perfect
    for the Amiga.  The release date is set for 'end of June' (1987).
    
    If you want to call or write for info, contact...
    
    	Word Perfect Corp.
    	288 West Center St.
    	Orem, Utah 84057
    
    	(810) 227-4000
    
499.3Excellence!?CIMNET::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatFri Sep 16 1988 21:319
    Re: 3.164

    I notice the author of that note has Excellence!  I didn't want to
    reply there, so thought this might be a better place.  Can you provide
    an objective review of Excellence!?  The latest AmigaWorld seemed to
    rate it highly, but their judgement is frequently questionable.  Did
    you do an A/B comparison with others before buying?

	Paul
499.4Excellence WP reply to r.3MPGS::GOGUENMon Sep 19 1988 14:5226
    answer to r.3
    
    	I haven't really used the program Excellence as of yet. I bought it
    for my wife who is presently going to college and needed a WP program
    to ease the tasks of doing reports. Didn't do much comparison of WP's
    before buying. Had Textcraft with my first Amiga, I thought that it
    wasn't a very good program (cumbersome). I bought Excellence for a
    couple of reasons. It has a very large dictionary and thesarus that
    come with the program, it also supports IFF images (graphics), has
    spell checker. The second reason I bought it is that it came highly
    recommended from Moe (the owner of the Software Shop) when I was
    purchasing my Amiga. The price tag is a little steep $189 but I believe
    in that old saying, "quality doesn't come cheap." Also I might add,
    I've skimmed through the documentation and it looks like the
    documentation is presented well. And Excellence does have special
    features such as online spell checking, tells you when you've made a
    typo as your typing, it also has some type of critique method where it
    will review your work and give some helpful hints (although I've been
    told to use this without great expectations). Haven't actually tried it
    as of yet.
    
    I'll ask my wife what she thinks of Excellence and post another note if
    she has anymore valuable information to add.
    
    			-Paul