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From: OAF.G.PELLER%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Adam Peller)
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Subject: Re: autoworks vs. super macroworks
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Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 16:22:34 EST
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I've been using MacroWorks by Beagle Bros for over a year now and Im
very happy with it.  (I only use it for the macros -- it has many other
utilities on the disk such as multi-column printing)

A few days ago, I tried SuperMacroworks, the latest version from
Beagle Bros.  The only difference besides its compatibility with
AppleWorks 2.0 is a slightly more advanced macro programming language.
I was a little disappointed - it was basically the same as the old
macroworks.  Probably the most useful program on the disk was
RTN.CHAR.  This changes the "blob" that normally represents a RETURN
in the word processor to a MouseText arrow symbol.


I've also been playing with the Pinpoint Spelling Checker and utilities
which I find to be VERY useful... unfortunately, they're not compatible
with MacroWorks.  Pinpoint makes their own macro program (Keyplayer) but
i wasnt very impressed with it.  Now I must make a choice between these
2 packages, and i will probably end up with pinpoint.  Has anyone else
made this decision?

Adam Peller -- ADAMP%OZ@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (Arpa)


P.S.  I believe that AppleWorks v2.0 has a built in Mail merge making
AutoWorks' mail merge useless... 

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