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From: porter@inuxd.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Word Processor reviews wanted
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Date: Sat, 4-Feb-84 00:33:24 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  4 00:33:24 1984
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Mark,

If you are intested in the Mercedes of word processors for the
C64 might I suggest PAPERCLIP 64.  Quick Brown Fox is definitly
the poorest excuse for a word processor on the market today - 
only recently out done by HESwriter.

PAPERCLIP might cost a little more, but some think it is worth it.
Check it out before you buy however - everyone's tastes are different.
If you are a little low on cash, COMPUTE'S Gazette published an all
machine language word processor for the 64 in their January issue.
I haven't finished typing it in, but it looks like it was design
like VI - with nmeumonic (sp?) controls that seem easy to remember.
Best of all, it costs only the price of the magazine. 

Wordpro3+ has been the defacto standard for Commodore word processing
for many years.  This is what everyone compares word processors to.
Still a bit pricey.  Easyscript is the most popular for the 64
and is an improved version of Wordpro3.  If you have special
requirements, maybe you want TOTL.TEXT or PAGEMATE - both written
in BASIC with machine language routines to make them useful.
The best part is that you can custom tailor the WP to your needs.
TOTL.TEXT also is the only WP to do footnotes.  PAGEMATE breaks
lines only at spaces to make the text on the screen more readable.

I haven't looked at CUT&PASTE from Electronic Arts, so I can't
comment.  Beware of their copy protection.  The programs will
only load with a 1541 drive - nothing else.  WRITE-NOW has
received favorable reviews from the Midnite/PAPER.  

The only ones to really stay away from are QBF and HESwriter.

Jeff Porter  (inuxd!porter)
AT&T Consumer Products
Indianapolis