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Subject: EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 1
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Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 09:45:42 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  3 09:45:42 1987
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          ##   EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors Version 1   ##
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         -------->    T A B L E    O F    C O N T E N T S    <--------


         Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1
         Products  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
         General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
         Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
         Cursor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
         File  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
         Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
         Spelling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
         Text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
         Windowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
         Modification Log  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
         License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
         Disclaimer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
         Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
         Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  1

                    -------->    P U R P O S E    <--------


    The purpose of this document is to provide information about shareware
    word processors for IBM and IBM compatible personal computers.

        1)  General Information

            A)  Products
            B)  General

        2)  Specific Information

            A)  Block
            B)  Cursor
            C)  File
            D)  Printer
            E)  Spelling
            F)  Text
            G)  Windowing


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  2

                   -------->    P R O D U C T S    <--------

         Product: Galaxy Version 2.2C
         Date:    July 1987
         Vendor:  OmniVerse
                  Post Office Box 2974
                  Renton, Washington  98056-0961
                  Voice (206) 228-7627
                  Data  (206) 235-8760

         Product: New York Word Version 2.2
         Date:    June 1987
         Vendor:  Magma Software Systems
                  138 - 23 Hoover Avenue
                  Jamaica, New York  11435
                  Voice (201) 792-3954

         Product: PC-Type+ Version 1.0
         Date:    October 1986
         Vendor:  Buttonware
                  11058 Main Street - Suite 225
                  Bellevue, Washington  98004
                  Voice (206) 454-0479
                  Data  (206) 454-2629

         Product: PC-Write Version 2.71
         Date:    December 1986
         Vendor:  Quicksoft
                  219 First Avenue North # 224
                  Seattle, Washington  98109
                  Voice (206) 282-0452

         Product: WordMgr Version Release 1.4
         Date:    July 1987
         Vendor:  Arrow Associates
                  6401 152nd Avenue North East
                  Redmond, Washington  98052-4763
                  Voice (206) 882-3031


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  3

                    -------->    G E N E R A L    <--------


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                                          |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Command driven                        | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Comments                              | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Drop to DOS                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    EGA (43 line)                         | Yes | Yes | No  | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Footers                               | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Footnotes                             | No  | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Graphics                              | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Headers                               | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Index                                 | No  | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Macros                                | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Mail merge                            | No  | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Math functions                        | No  | Yes | Yes | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Memory requirements (kilobytes)       | 192 | 256 | 256 | 320 | 256 |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Menu driven                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Mouse                                 | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Online help                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Registration                          |49.95|45.00|69.95|89.00|79.95|
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Sort                                  | No  | No  | Yes | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Table of contents                     | No  | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Word count                            | No  | No  | No  | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Wordstar (tm) commands                | Yes | No  | No  | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Wordstar (tm) files                   | Yes | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  4

                      -------->    B L O C K    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Copy                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Delete                                | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Move                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Read from disk                        | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Write to disk                         | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  5

                     -------->    C U R S O R    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Block                                 | Yes | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Column                                | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Display current location              | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    File                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Line                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Markers                               |  9  | 26  |  1  |  2  |  0  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Non-ASCII                             | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Non-blank                             | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Page break                            | No  | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Paragraph                             | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Period                                | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Screen                                | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Word                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Backup when loading                   | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Backup when saving                    | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Change DOS directory                  | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Cancel updates                        | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Copy                                  | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Delete                                | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    List DOS directory                    | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Load                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Print                                 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Print to disk                         | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Rename                                | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Save                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Save as other name                    | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  7

                    -------->    P R I N T E R    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Boldface                              | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Condensed                             | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Double underline                      | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Elite                                 | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Emphasized                            | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Expanded                              | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Italics                               | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Lines per inch                        | Yes | No  | No  | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Line spacing                          | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Overstrike                            | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Page length                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Pica                                  | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Proportional                          | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Subscript                             | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Superscript                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Underline                             | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    User Defined                          | Yes | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  8

                   -------->    S P E L L I N G    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Add words to user word lists          | No  | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    External spelling interface           | Yes | No  | No  | No  | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Guess at correction                   | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Internal spelling interface           | No  | No  | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Master word list size (thousands)     | No  | No  | 100 |  50 | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Maximum dictionary size (thousands)   | No  | No  |NoLim|  64 | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page  9

                       -------->    T E X T    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Case conversion                       | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Character delete                      | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Character insert                      | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Character overtype                    | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Column move                           | No  | No  | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Find / Replace                        | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Hyphenation                           | No  | Yes | No  | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Indentation                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Justification                         | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Line center                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Line delete                           | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Margins                               | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Reformat                              | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Repagination                          | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Restore deleted text                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Tabs                                  | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Tabs decimal                          | No  | Yes | Yes | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Text from other programs - copy       | No  | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Word delete                           | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Word wrap                             | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 10

                  -------->    W I N D O W I N G    <--------


                                          |     |     |     |  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  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Close                                 | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Copy from one to another              | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Maximum number                        |  2  | 12  |  0  |  2  | 0   |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Open                                  | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Switch                                | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Un-Zoom                               | Yes | Yes | No  | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Variable length                       | Yes | Yes | No  | Yes | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Zoom                                  | Yes | Yes | No  | No  | No  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 11

          -------->    M O D I F I C A T I O N    L O G    <--------


    Version 1 - 11/27/87 - Original version.


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 12

         -------->    L I C E N S E    A G R E E M E N T    <--------


    EVALSWP is protected by United States copyright law and international
    treaty provisions.  All rights are reserved.

    You are hereby granted, without charge, a limited license. This conveys
    to you the right to freely utilize, reproduce, and distribute EVALSWP
    with the following restrictions:

        1)  EVALSWP must not be modified in any way.

        2)  EVALSWP must not be related, either directly or indirectly, to
            the generation of fees, charges or compensation of any type.


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 13

                 -------->    D I S C L A I M E R    <--------


    EVALSWP is provided on an as is basis without any warranty, expressed
    or implied. I will not be liable for any damages related directly or
    indirectly to the use of this document. By using this document, you
    agree to this.


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 14

                   -------->    C O M M E N T S    <--------


    EVALSWP will be updated on an as needed basis.

    I encourage nonflammable criticism related to the identification of
    errors, information on new shareware word processors and ideas on other
    software areas for evaluation.

    To download any of the evaluated products, upload a new shareware word
    processor for evaluation, or just communicate with me, please call:

                          The Shareware Syndicate BBS
                         Riverside, California, U.S.A
                                (714) 359-8489
                                   1200/2400
                                     8/N/1
                  Specializing in Business Related Shareware

    If this document saved you minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or
    years; please feel free to express your thanks in the form of a
    financial donation to:

                               Michael J. Cleary
                             Post Office Box 8627
                       Riverside, California  92515-8627

    Thanking you in advance for your support.


    EVALuation of Shareware Word Processors                       Page 15

                  -------->    C O P Y R I G H T    <--------


    This document is:         Copyright (c) 1987
                               Michael J. Cleary
                             Post Office Box 8627
                       Riverside, California  92515-8627