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Subject: Re: word processing
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 16:01:30 EDT
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A compendium of INFOWORLD reviews----

Atariwriter is adequate for casual word processing, but you can't use it
to write documents larger than your computers's memory or to display
more than 38 columns. 

Bank Street Writer is an excellent word processor for beginners. Its use
of three operational modes makes learning the system easy. That same
three-mode structure can hamper the editing process however, and if you
tend to edit documents heavily this word processor probably isn't for
you. 

Letter Wizard is an easy-to-use word-processing program. You can use it
to create custom form letters, and you can do this without having access
to a data base. Printing columnar information may give you some
problems, however - you can't preview the final printout on the screen
and the text screen is set in 40-column format even though most printers
print in an 80-column format.

Homeword is an easy-to-use word processor for Atari systems. Its use of
icons makes it simple for novices to understand and use, although more
experienced users can bypass the icons and use command codes. This is a
good program, but it does have one limitation - you can only store
documents that are up to three pages long.

Super-Text--If you have never used the Apple version of the Super-Text
word-processing program, you won't know what you're missing in this
Atari version. This program lacks the math and form-letter capabilities
of the Apple version, and it ignores the Atari's special operating
features. Unless you are already familiar with Apple Super-Text, you
will probably find this program cumbersome and difficult to use. 

Letter Perfect - contains many features that are usually available only
on more excpensive dedicated machines. It can perform almost any
word-processing task well, although its complexity may make it difficult
to learn to use if you have no prior experience of either word
processors or computers.


Most of my experience has been with Letter Perfect and I would second
JRCooper's comments. I have used it for lengthy documents as well as
everyday letters and have found it quite satisfactory.

bf