Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!madd From: madd@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Jim Frost) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 1 Message-ID: <17053@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 14:27:15 EST Article-I.D.: bu-cs.17053 Posted: Sat Dec 5 14:27:15 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 06:37:44 EST References: <3610@dhw68k.UUCP> Reply-To: madd@buita.UUCP (Jim Frost) Organization: Boston University Distributed Systems Group Lines: 41 In article <3610@dhw68k.UUCP> mike@dhw68k.UUCP (Michael J. Cleary) writes: [...] > EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors Page 6 > > --------> F I L E <-------- > > | | | | P | W | > | G | N | P | C | O | > | A | Y | C | W | R | > | L | W | T | R | D | > | A | O | Y | I | M | > | X | R | P | T | G | > Function | Y | D | E | E | R | > --------------------------------------------------------------------| > Backup at specified intervals | No | Yes | No | No | No | > --------------------------------------------------------------------| [...] The entry for PC-Write is incorrect. PC-Write allows backups at specified intervals but is not set to do this in the distribution. What happens is every N characters you type (N is user-selectable) PC-Write tells you you should back it up. If you want to, you press a function key. If you do not, you press a different one. This is initially annoying but is easily learned and quite useful. One item left out of this report is "printers supported." PC-Write supports basically everything (some 400+ printers, I believe, including extensive laserprinter support for many models). This is especially important because PC-Write is easily redefined (by the user, if you like) to fully utilize your printer. Another item might be "user-modifiable." Almost everything about PC-Write is configurable if you try. If it sounds as if I like the program, you got it. It may not be the best there is but for the price it can't be beat. #includejim frost madd@bu-it.bu.edu