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The WindoWatch
PLUG OF THE MONTH
What Software Dreams Are Made Of?
When I went on a reluctant search for a Windows replacement for my
trusted offline reader Deluxe, it was with great sadness. Mark
Herring, the inventor of the ôquick formatö, was obviously inspired
when he developed Deluxe. For whatever the reasons, he failed to keep
Deluxe Windows ready. In fairness, one could always run it in a DOS
windows and flawlessly bop around oneÆs system, storing, referring, and
composing Email messages. The crucial push to change came with the
Internet and its quite separate but demanding requirements of
non-standard addresses, reliable file attachment, and an increasing
need for an expandable address book.
What will my dream off line reader (OLR) do?
The compress-decompress utility should be able to take advantage of
extended memory and rapidly pack and unpack messages. Just as
important, it will use a block of extended memory as one would use a
ram disk with resulting instantaneous access to conferences, bulletins,
newfiles, and mail. Speed really makes a difference when handling large
mail packets.
My spelling disability coupled with the refusal to learn to touch type
requires a robust and built in spell checker. I would like it to be
smart enough to check copy for obvious typos and computer jargon
without prompting. Ideally draft copy is tied to my Word for Windows
spell checker and my Thesaurus. If software can scan systems for device
drivers and hardware, it can scan systems for computer jargon like com,
lpt, baud, qwk, etc. and put them into a dictionary for further
reference.
The address book is perhaps one of the most important features my OLR
will have. A hot key will automatically grab high lighted text and
insert it into the alphabetical list in the address book. Even better
would be a feature that scans an established address book for the name
listed and plugs it in appropriately from a yes or no prompt.
Additionally it would ask for a new address not present on the list. To
make this happen, the address book would have two fields that would (1)
list the proper name alphabetically and (2) default to the Internet
address unless prompted not to.
Still another feature is a URL file that can be called upon with a
mouse click and updated with an ascii editor.
The WindoWatch PLUG OF THE MONTH doesn't have all these dream features
yet - but wait and see......it will! I think this is the best Windows
Off-line Reader available. With pleasure we present the The Plug of
the Month !
THIS IS NOT A PAID ADVERTISEMENT BUT RATHER .......A PLUG
CMPQWK v. 142-18 c 1995 by Derek Backus
with "HELP" by Todd Henschell
CMPQWK has great help files written in English and not computereeze!
CMPQWK has an excellent address book that can capture addresses.
CMPQWK has the capacity to attach files to a message.
CMPQWK has a fine archive system to maintain important messages.
CMPQWK has a tagline manager and twit filter.
CMPQWK has the ability to recover from an error and rebuild.
CMPQWK uses sound files.
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