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From: leonardr@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Japanese
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Date: 20 Jun 88 16:55:00 GMT
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SSROY@pucc.Princeton.EDU(Steve Roy) writes in comp.sys.mac

>Does anybody out there know of a Japanese word processor
>for the Mac?  How much does it cost?  Thanks.
>                         Steve Roy

	The only specific Japanese word processor that I know about is EG-Word. I
don't, nor have ever, used it (as I don't speak Japanese), but I have been told
that it is 'alright'.
	What you really want, however, (here I go again, right...) is a Script
Manager compatible word processor and a copy of the Kanji Interface System. The
Kanji Interface System is VERY well done and is constantly improving.  Another
nice aspect of it is that you can use it in ANY application (well some appli-
cations works better than others) and have Japanese spreadsheets, graphics
programs, etc.  
	As far as Script Manager compatable word processors go, there are only two
that I know of. Niether is more powerful (for the most part) than MacWrite, and
both are Expensive (assuming you can get them at all).  One is aboiut $400 sold
by a company in Chicago, the other is sold by the authors, a French company,
and I belive that price is similar.


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