Is there word processing software for UNIX PC ??
Steven R. Houser
srh at docwrk.UUCP
Mon Nov 13 00:17:04 AEST 1989
In article <2200 at cbnewsj.ATT.COM> kwmc at cbnewsj.ATT.COM (ken.cochran) writes:
>The UNIX PC has a number of keys (left side of the keyboard) which
>look ideal for word processing, however, apart from vi/ed/mm which is
>not really word processing, or some MS-DOs/DOS73 word processor, I am
>unaware of any word processing package for the UNIX PC.
>
>Is there such a package ? under unix, and if so would some kind person
>be willing to help me get it and documentation ?
>
There is an AT&T Word Processor designed specifically for the UNIXPC, that
let's you use the mouse and windowing capabilities. I don't like it
though--it's clunky, and as far as I know, it hasn't been updated since its
original release in 1985. It does, however, let you use the extra keys on
the left side of the keyboard.
I have had excellent luck with Microsoft Word running under DOS-73. It's
fully compatible, and gives you many typesetting capabilities (point size,
font, etc.) that the AT&T Word Processor won't do. Also, as far as I have
tested, WordPerfect works under DOS-73.
Two points to consider, however. 1) You need at least a meg of RAM on your
UNIXPC, unless you want your MS-DOS word processor to run REALLY slow.
2) My DOS-73 has a habit of hanging up every half hour or so. I don't
know if this is a general problem with DOS-73 or not. MS Word always saves
a backup file, though, so you shouldn't lose much work if you save your
file regularly.
Steve
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