Is there any wordprocessor in unix
Gregory Gulik
gaggy at jolnet.ORPK.IL.US
Sat Jul 15 15:45:05 AEST 1989
All this discussion about Wordperfect and [nt]roff is just fine and
dandy, but I think the original question wasn't completely answered.
And, if it was, let me rephrase it... Are there any word processors
for UNIX that are BOTH user friendly AND *cheap*?
There are two main problems with nroff and WP.
nroff: Hard to use. Yeah, I know, a pro can whip out a document in
a matter of seconds. I've heard that one a million times.
But, let's say you would like to do something not very common,
would you prefer to dig through your thick UNIX manuals,
or traverse a couple menus to find what you want?
WP: EXPENSIVE! Yes, maybe a company CAN afford to buy it for
every one of it's users, but there are poor UNIX people
out in the real world. Yes, us students dont' exactly have
$1000+ to shell out for the program. (Hey, the PC version
is still pretty expensive)
But, enough said, let's return to this wonderful discussion!
-greg
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