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WP-01: Word Processing Programs ------------------ #1326 Text Editors Small Programs Disk ------------------ CSE 1.70 (IBM Version) Applegate, J. R. $0 is a text editor that lets you assign editing and program function commands to any key. Up to five different files can be held in memory at the same time and text transferred between them. Although these features are often found only in large text editors, CSE takes only 12k of disk space. The look of CSE is somewhat similar to Kedit, Personal Editor and other popular editors, making it a good small substitute for those larger editors when disk space is at a premium. Edit Fox, John D. $0 is a fast and easy full screen editor. Features include wordwrap, paragraph reformat, find and replace, delete word, delete line, undo most recent deletion, cut and paste, enter character as ASCII, load text block from disk, write text block to disk, and only takes 18k of disk space. EDIT is meant for little jobs but will handle files over 100k (limited by memory). Encrypted Journal 1.0 (EJ) Sitting Duck Software $10 is a text editor that automatically encrypts your file when saving and decrypts it when loading. This is an interesting concept, although the editor itself is very crude and limited to eight pages of text. Nevertheless, this could be handy for certain types of small files, such as a list of credit card numbers, your love letters, resume, etc., which you should encrypt (as we frequently urge in PSL NEWS), but probably never do. Sled and Slhed Wilmott, Sam $15 are small, fast text editors. They can read and write a variety of file formats and are useful as file conversion utilities. Many files can be edited at once, limited only by available memory. There are two versions of the editor: SLED, for monochrome and color monitors running in text mode, and SLHED, that takes advantage of the 90 columns and 43 lines of text available using the graphics mode of the Hercules Graphics adapter. Text Editor 2.5 (TEXTED) Haluska, John $0 is a public domain, full-screen ASCII text editor which uses commands similar to those used in WordStar and Sidekick. You can easily create/edit batch files, generate forms, and edit files captured by telecommunications programs. You can edit files as large as available memory, and pop-up help is available. Other features include word wrap, DOS shelling, insert, delete, split, join, block commands, and more. You can print a file/block to LPT1-LPT3, enter any ASCII code, find/replace a phrase, and set left/right margins and page length. VI 1.9a Nim, Sue Doe $0 is a screen text editor. It has been given the same name as the screen editor for the Berkeley Unix operating system. This is no coincidence: with a few exceptions, this editor is a subset of the latter. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1326 -------------------------------- --------------------- #3714 Text Editors #2 Small Programs Disk --------------------- Easiest Editor 2.4 (EEDIT) Kihlken, Tom $20 is a fast and easy text editor that lets you edit multiple files, including cut-and-paste between files, search and replace, undo mistakes, access DOS, and more. It is written in assembler (source not included) and it can run under Windows and Desqview. It also has support for MS compatible mice and the ability to run in a small window in DESQview. It is not as powerful as Qedit (2-WP-1006) nor a pop-up like My-Desk (2-UT-1406), but it crams a lot of functionality into a small (19k) package. ED (ED-DC) Coon, Don $0 is a tiny editor that contains most features needed to write letters, doc files etc. It will allow you to cut and paste, load, save and print most files. At only 2k in size, ED is ideal for use with laptops and RAM disks. Editing Tools 2.2 (ET) Jou, Jiann Ph.D. $25 is a full-screen multifile text editor with a multidirectory DOS shell. With the editor, you can easily edit multiple files. The DOS Shell, on the other hand, is an intelligent interface between DOS and the text editor. With it you may change drive or directory, execute a DOS command, or select a file to edit, or a program to execute without worrying about paths. Easy Write 1.2 (EW) Lachance, Guy and Roper, Tee and Babcock, Chris $0 is a public domain text editor with Pascal source code. fastword GOLD 2.0 (FASTWRD) jwh: SoftWare ASP $24 is a very attractive DOS text/batch file editor. It operates in VGA graphics mode and includes full point-and-click mouse support. It can edit files up to 666 lines up to 255 characters long. Other features include cut and paste operations, printing of all or a portion of a file, execution of DOS or batch files from within the editor, and more. Requires 512K. NanoEdit 1.5 (NANOEDT) Doxa, Christo Pasa $25 is a very small, fast, no-frills text editor. In our article on DOS 5, this is the kind of program we suggested that Microsoft should have used in place of their 250k editor. PED 3.0 Pliable Products $23 is an easy-to-use text editor that can handle files of up to 8 meg. Global search and replace allows you to replace words in files without having to load, edit and save them manually. Works in EGA 35 and 43 line modes. TinyWord 2.0 (TINYWRD) Loys Software Development $1 is a text file editor requiring just 6k, making it ideal for laptops, etc. It provides a full range of capabilities while at the same time being fast and very easy to use. Some features include full cursor controls, on-screen help, block commands, search and replace, auto-indent, and WordStar compatibility. Limitations are that lines can only be up to 80 characters long and that you must have enough free space on disk before saving or the changes will be lost, although the last version of the file should still be saved in a BAK file. The editor is accompanied by another tiny program, an 8k text file printing utility that will let you control the left margin and the number of lines per page, will let you add page numbers, and will optionally double-space text. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3714 -------------------------------- --------------------------------- #0299 Word Processing Programs #1 Small Programs Disk --------------------------------- Eded Gillott, E. C. $? is a fully featured, fast, easy-to-use text processor. Its flexibility and extensive cursor movement facilities make it ideal for program editing, while its automatic word wrap and instant screen updating make it ideal for general word processing. FRED Floody, Dale R. $0 is a word processing program for children. It has large letters for easy reading with word wrap and pull-down menus. It includes features such as search and replace, block operations, several internal help screens, printer support, text enhancements, paragraph reformat, and standard movement keys. Although the author says the program was written for children, there is nothing overtly childish about it (unlike a similar program, "Word Processing for Kids"), and it should be of interest to vision impaired users as well. FSed Daetwyler, D. W. $35 is primarily a programming development tool for the applications or systems programmer. FSedit is a text editor that the author wrote using an article from the January 1983 issue of Microcomputing. RV-Edit is a full screen editor written in BASIC. It makes use of most of the special function keys on the PC keyboard, such as Page Up, Page Down, Home, Insert and Delete. SG3 DCS Systems $? is a word processor, and with the use of the function keys, able to enter any of the 256 ASCII characters available on the IBM-PC. Super Graph 3 makes use of 10 different screens, that means you can load up to 10 different screens at once, and easily switch between them. SoapBox Writer 1.5b (SOAPBOX) SoapBox Software $30 is a small word processing program that will run on a basic 256k machine. It will create WordStar compatible or straight text files. This appears to be standard Borland Editor Toolbox handiwork, which means it looks a lot like Galaxy. XED has three modes of operation as an editor: TYPE mode, only the text of the file appears on the screen. EDIT mode, a five character control area appears on each line. DRAW mode, the graphical character set is enabled. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0299 -------------------------------- --------------------------------- #0300 Word Processing Programs #2 Small Programs Disk --------------------------------- ED is a simple full-screen editor. Line numbers are optional (press F9). Press ESC for a Lotus-type command line. EdtGreek (EDTGRK) Wright, Edward L. $10 is a graphics-based (WYSIWYG) word processor that supports superscripts, subscripts, and Greek characters and scientific symbols. It will also do (scientific) calculations. It requires an Epson compatible printer. (Don't forget to specify line spacing, per the docs.) Fedit Quarles, Mark $10 is an easy to use disk file editor. PC-Fedit (PCFEDIT) Adam Systems $45 is a full screen text editor that will allow you to edit a whole page instead of line by line. Prowriter 5.0 (PROWRT) MicroByte Software $25 is a word processor that can use a small screen font to allow you to display and edit files with up to 128 characters per line on screen and up to 50 lines on screen (EGA, VGA, and CGA). Other features include mouse support, margin justification, EMS support, and graphics character support; and the ability to use any text mode supported by your video card for any number of rows by columns up to 132 characters wide (eg: 80x60,132x28,132x44). A powerful execution facility is provided that uses all available memory for executing even large programs or batch files with text loaded. Other features include automatic detection of EGA/43 VGA/50 row text modes, and an execution pick-list for easy selection of the last six programs run. XE is a word processing program. Zuri has the ability to display lines of 225 characters by wrapping over as many as 3 screen lines. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0300 -------------------------------- --------------------------------- #0438 Word Processing Programs #3 Small Programs Disk --------------------------------- Edwin is a programmer's editor based on the Borland Editor Toolbox. It offers dual editing windows, block moves between windows, undeletion, pop-up help, Pascal structure editing, macro record and playback, DOS invocation from the editor, and file size limited only by available RAM. Omni (OMNIRMQ) McQuaid, Robert T. $40 allows reading and changing DOS files, simple calculations, elementary word processing, talking to other computers through a telephone line and easy rearrangement of text by captures. Poem NotePad 2.3 (POEMPAD) U.S.D., Inc. $30 allows you to keep track of, review, modify, and print your poetry. A text editor and a document generator are included. TScript Menningen, Kevin $? allows you to merge files, take back any editing or changes made on a line if you don't like what you changes, all function keys have usage and there is a feature that will let you repeat a line, phrase or design across a line that may be helpful for making your own borders. TSREdit 2.1 Steiner, David and Van Kekerix, Mark $20 is actually two programs in one. The first is the File Manager, which allows some limited, but handy, DOS functions. The second is the Editor, which is a fairly powerful text editor. res:75k plus 10-65k data space. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0438 -------------------------------- BEdit Hexagon Products $39 #3118 is a text editor that uses large characters for vision-impaired users. It has many of the powerful commands of regular text editors, such as block copy and moves, windows for editing two files at once, search and replace, automatic word wrap, and much more. Bedit is not just for vision-impaired users, however. It is also useful for laptop users who have trouble seeing the screen. With CGA-compatible video, you can toggle four different print sizes from normal up to large block characters that each take up 4 standard rows and 8 standard columns. The characters in the largest size (pictured) are formed with blocks from the IBM extended character set. They will work with any kind of monitor. The next two smaller sizes are created with graphics, so they are smoother, but require CGA-compatible video. The largest size only allows a few characters on the screen at one time, but the horizontal scrolling is so fast and smooth that writing lines longer than the screen display is no problem. In fact, the fast screen scrolling makes this a good choice as a large-character file reader even if you do not need the editing features. The program includes a 12-bit font to give 53 and 58 character lines on supporting hardware. 640x350 mode is supported on EGA monitors, and over 50 WordStar-type commands are included. A 60,000-word spelling checker is also included. Breeze 5.2 [BREEZE52] Solway, Kevin $40 #4503 (12-93 CD) is an easy to use word processor with many interesting features: spell checking as you type or of whole files, pop-up hypertext help system, text-to-EXE file converter, multi-windows/files, clipboard, file selection menu, exploding windows, support for large files, print spooling, mail-merge, scientific calculator, ASCII table, and mouse support. Other unique features include the ability to analyze text readability, sort paragraphs or lines, statistical analysis, automatic line and box drawing, and style sheets. Additional features include find and replace, word wrap, paragraph reformatting, autoindent, autosave, undo, columns, full block operations, macros, text indexing, more on screen in EGA/VGA, line centering, execution of programs and DOS commands from within the editor, place markers, screen saver and more. Boxer 6.0 [BOXER] Boxer Software, ASP $39 #3266 [March 1994 CD] is a full-featured text editor. Features include 512-level undo command; mouse support; unlimited files and windows; 26 user definable keystroke macros; the ability to swap to EMS or disk for DOS; global/selective search and replace; word processing support; extensive block operations such as copy, append, and paste; the ability to locate lost files; graphic drawing mode for boxes and frames; pop-up ASCII chart; programmer's calculator; find mating parenthetical characters; keystroke multiply; typewriter style tab stops; automatic indent option; visible white space mode; date, time and calendar displays; DESQview support; 26 clipboard areas; multi-level undo; CUA compliant menus; on-line help; and much more. Requires 384K and 400K+ of disk space. Color Edit 1.03 Brown, Robert B.G. $30 #4934 is a full-screen text editor that lets you easily change the color of text as you type. For example, if you want a word to stand out, you can press Alt-R for red. If you really want it to stand out, you can prefix the R with Alt-I for high Intensity (bright) red. Editing features include block functions, auto-indent, multiple undeletes, search and replace, box/line drawing, and the ability to save files in ANSI format or with the color codes in separate files from the text. E88 Wooten, Emery D. Jr. ASP $25 #27374/1187 is a small, fast, easy to use text editor. Features include: easy customization, additional block operations (Delete, Move, Copy, Print and Disk Dump are all supported), directory display, and support for the entire IBM character set. Other features include a program to create a customized copy of E88, full support for block operations, two search options, a merge command, several start-up switches, limited printer control from the keyboard, full IBM character set support, right margin setting, support for directory searching and display capability both from within the program and from the title screen, and more. When you run E8M to create the customized E88.EXE file, you must have at least 25k of free disk space. Don't try to run E8M from our distribution disk. Copy the files over to another disk, delete the DOC and other text files and then run it. Eagle Word Eagleware $25 #27374/1832 is a word processing program that makes use of all available memory for text editing. With Turbo Lightning loaded as a TSR, you can edit a 370k text file. Features include extensive on-line help, macros, MS Mouse and Logitech Mouse support, support for up to six windows/file open at once with on-screen window resizing, search and replace, multiple font support, a maximum line length of 999 characters, and EGA 43/50 line support. Printers supported (for fonts) are Okidata, Epson, IBM, and HP LaserJet, with provisions included for custom printer definition. Freeword Stilwell Software Products $49 #27374/510 is a menu-driven word processing program with on-line help. It supports block moves, copying and deletions; search and replace words or phrases; optional right justification; multiple printouts up to nine copies; background printing while editing; plus a `typewriter' mode for typing straight through to the printer, which allows you to send printer code, fill out forms or address envelopes. It also has the ability to change margins and the length of the document. SageWords Phipps, J. Keith $25 #27374/1629 is a word processing program that features pull-down and pop-up menus, context-sensitive help, a macro editor, multitasking capability, unlimited file size, quick-key commands, printer customization plus all standard fonts, right and left justification, definable tab positions, and up to six windows of text. Files are stored in straight ASCII text, so it can also be used as a programmer's editor. It supports 43/50 lines on EGA/VGA monitors. (The author can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) EZX-Word "Laptop" W30c [EZXW30C] EZX Corporation $55 #2988 (01-94 CD) is a full-featured, WordStar compatible word processor. Features include a spell checker, background printing, pull-down menus with on-line help, macros for recording repetitive commands or boilerplate, print spooling, DOS shell, lightning fast search and replace, point-and-shoot directories, automatic file backup, block functions, and more. You can use bold, italics, underline, super/subscript, and alternate fonts with any printers that have these capabilities. It requires only 256k RAM and one disk drive (hence the "laptop" in the name). H-Key Fried, Robin $? #625 is a word processing program intended to be used by people of average or better intelligence who have poor or no control over hand and finger movement. The program works by displaying a matrix of letters, numbers, cursor control words, or program commands on the screen. A cursor moves repeatedly down the screen until a key is pressed to select a row, then the cursor moves across the screen until a key is pressed again to select a letter (or whatever) on that row. The letter is added to the body of text displayed on a part of the screen. This all works much easier than it is to describe and seems like it could be a real boon to people with restricted movement. Hebrew Edit 1.0 Right to Left Software ASP $19 #4967 is a Hebrew text editor. It supports Hebrew vowels (Nikud), script and block letters. Large characters can be printed with LaserJet and Dot Matrix printers. Requires 640K RAM, DOS 3.3+, and EGA/VGA. MicroEmacs Lawrence, Daniel M. $0 #2725 is a microcomputer version of the mainframe Emacs editor. Features include upper and lowercase mapping, support for multiple marks, function key support, crypt algorithm, command line switch to initialize variables, hooks, mouse support, user input function, tab variables, safe file saving, horizontal window scrolling, debugging features, hidden modelines, VGA support, CMode, a search algorithm, rewritten fill-paragraph, a new mechanism for hooks, and Amiga Intuition support. The program may now be compiled with its internal messages in English, German, Dutch, Pig Latin, Spanish, and French. Some internal optimizations have caused a speed increase of approximately 30% to the speed of macro execution under all environments. Mark Williams C on MSDOS is supported. Datalight C under MSDOS is fully supported as well. MindReader Brown Bag Software $95 #1581 is an interesting text editor with Address Book, Glossary and Calculator. It is unique in that it uses a patented artificial intelligence-based engine to learn the way you write and who you write to. The more you use the program, the smarter it will get. The program suggests words and phrases as you type. Even before a word is actually completed. The idea was to enable busy professionals, to create or modify a document and produce final copy without having to use a secretary. We see MindReader as being of benefit primarily to those who cannot type by touch. (Note: Brown Bag does not allow the latest versions of their programs to be distributed as shareware. The registration fee shown is for the latest version.) NJStar Japanese Wordprocessor 2.1j Ni, Hongbo $54 #20043/4715 [3 disks] is a full featured Japanese word processor. NJStar features configurable key strokes; block operations, undeleting, search and replace; multi-file editing; support for most dot matrix, HP, Canon, and Postscript laser printers; ability to generate PCX files for FAX transmitting or for importing to desk publishing software; and support for German and other European Language characters. Special features include automatic Romaji to Kana/Kanji lookup with user definable dictionary; the ability to read Kanji and provide an explanation in English; and support for JIS standard, read/write EUC-JIS, News-JIS, Old-JIS, NEC-JIS and Shift-JIS. Mouse support is included. Requires 500K RAM, EGA/VGA, and 2 MB disk space. NJStar Chinese Wordprocessor 2.1 Ni, Hongbo $79 #20044/4716 [3 disks] is a full featured Chinese word processor. It provides the same capabilities as the Japanese version in addition to such special features as intelligent PinYin input and 20 other popular Chinese character input methods; ability to input Chinese character word by word without selection; dynamic PinYin and LianXiang table sorting/optimsation for easy selections; ability to provide Chinese character pronunciation in PinYin; and support for 7000 GB character set with simplified and unsimplified characters. PC-Type II ButtonWare Inc. & WyndhamWare $75-$105 #27265/0492 [4 disks] is a major word processing program with many powerful features. Some advanced writing tools include spell checking with a 100,000 word customizable dictionary, mailmerge, and multiple windows. Equations can be calculated as commands or values in your text, boxes and lines can be drawn, and up to four bookmarks can be placed in any file. Context-sensitive help is available, as well as keystroke macros, move and copy, search and replace, and align and sort. Tabs, margins and indents may be multiply-defined within your files, as well as single, double, and triple spacing. Modified or deleted lines may be recovered, and all or parts of files can be saved during editing. Headers and footers can be modified within the file. Line number and string replication and database and spreadsheet data may be pulled in as required from PC-File+, PC-File:dB and PC-Calc+, or any comma-delimited files. Other features include support for table of contents and index for large documents, print preview, and the ability to print GIF files and graphs. In place of a big documentation file for you to print out, PC-Type has a disk full of help files that you read from within the program. Other features include automatic file backup and duplication check, DOS shelling, and the ability to add date and time stamps in your letters and documents. Up to ten files can be opened at one time. Requires hard disk or two 3.5" 720K floppies, DOS 3.0 or higher, and 384K free RAM. Galaxy Pro-Lite 2.1 [PRO21] Starlite Software Co. $50 #27569/2661 [2 disks] (12-93 CD) is a fast, easy-to-use word processor. It has a very easy-to-use interface, spell checking, macros and many other powerful features, including support for VGA/EGA 50/43 line modes, multiple document printing, optional backing-up of files, mail merge features, and the ability to edit within the dialog boxes. Nova Omniverse Software Corp. ASP $80 #624 is a fast, easy-to-use, WordStar compatible word processing program. WS compatibility can be toggled off to allow using upper-ASCII lines and characters. It features pull-down menus, spelling checker, bold, underline, doublestrike, micro justification, style sheets, multiple fonts, laser printer support, and mouse support. All Wordstar keyboard commands have been implemented, so if you're stuck on Wordstar, you don't have to change. The spelling checker has a 45,000 word dictionary, and a 16k auxiliary dictionary that users can customize. Mouse support has been added allowing you to navigate through the pulldown menu system and switch the display from one text window to another. PC-Write Advanced Level 4.1 [PC_WRITE] Quicksoft ASP $69 #27070 (09-93 CD) is a very popular, full-featured word processing program that has been around and frequently updated since the early days of the PC. This is a very powerful and easy to use package, thanks to its system of pull-down menus and help screens. There are over 200 extensive customization options, and only the features you choose appear in the menu system. The help system will also display features not currently included in your setup and if you decide to add a new feature you can do it on the fly. The program runs well within Windows, works on laptops, supports over 900 different printers, including PostScript. PCW is DESQView aware, although PC-Write and DESQview both try to use the Alt key so that to access any of PCW's menu features you press ALT (up pops DV) hit ESC and then the PCW menu is activated. A 50,000-word spelling checker and a thesaurus with 500,000 synonyms is also included. PCW converts documents to and from other formats, such as WordPerfect. Other advanced features include sophisticated mail merge, up to 10 different windows open at once, auto-save, extended directory listing with file descriptions, pick-list of recently edited files, up to 10 columns, left/right page layout, portrait/landscape printing, orphan control, proportional spacing with microjustification, graphics support, envelope printing, and much, much more. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. PC-Write Lite Quicksoft ASP $54-$79 #27267/2301 [2 disks] is the trim version of the full-featured PC-Write word processor. As PC-Write Sr. has matured over the years, it has gained in both wisdom and weight, as we all do. Those who have seen PCW get bigger than they needed will be happy to see a trimmed down version of an old favorite. This is not to say that PCW-Lite is some trivial or crippled program. It has just been refined to provide a fast and easier to use word processor without all the advanced formatting features of PCW. Support is provided for Cyrillic, the Russian character set. Character set customization is also provided. PC-Write Standard Level 2.02 Quicksoft, Inc. ASP $59 #27565/3777 [4 disks] is a highly adaptable word processor. It lets you add or remove feature sets depending on your needs, so you can start with core features and add more as needed. Over 200 customization options are available. Features include context-sensitive help, an on-line tutorial, pull-down menus, mouse support, and auto-repage. Margins are easily set, and up to 10 editing windows can be open simultaneously. Import/export support is provided for WordPerfect, DCA-RFT, and ASCII. Other features include microspace justification, auto-reformat, auto-number, mail merge, spell checking, context-sensitive help, and much more. Over 900 printers are supported, including PostScript printers. 384K and a hard disk are required. A graphics adapter is required for the Print Preview function. The Standard Version does not immediately replace PC-Write 3.0 which still has some additional features such as column support and advanced mail-merge, according to Quicksoft spokesperson Terry Downey. Editing Keypads Brender, David M. $10 #1498 is a large collection of macros, which can be used individually or interactively, to augment PC-Write 2.70 and 2.71. This program has been removed from the PsL Listings since PC-Write has been updated and this is a version specific program. PC-Write DCA Conversion Quicksoft ASP $10-$20 #27266/1219 converts files to and from DCA format and PC-Write format. This allows you to transfer documents between an IBM mainframe environment and a microcomputer. It also allows microcomputers using different word processors to share formatted text. They filter the formatting commands of a word processor into standard commands that can be interpreted by the DCA conversion program of another word processor. The end result is a translation of one system's commands to another's. PC-Write Font Selector Quicksoft ASP $29 #27266/1218 is a program that lets you customize a PC-Write print control file for HP LaserJet and compatible printers that use downloadable soft fonts. PC-Write Macros Simple Productions $5 #27266/1699 provides 100 advanced commands for PC-Write 3.0 users, including an envelope address printer, reverse video to show dark text on a light background, Instant Print, delete or transpose sentences and paragraphs, page format macros, and more. PC-Write Macros, Volume 2 Simple Productions $5 #27266/2376 is an entirely new set of 100 special commands for the popular word processing program PC-Write 3. The program helps you place these macros on the keys of your choice. It provides greater power and convenience, with many commands not found in PC-Write or any other word processor. With these macros you can do the following: speed up PC-Write, call up a Notepad for sending notes to printer or file, convert your documents for WordPerfect or Macintosh, instantly set up page formats for elite fonts, adjust page breaks to avoid splitting paragraphs, triple-space in a double-spaced document, experiment with a Dvorak keyboard, test and install macros without leaving your document, and much, much more. Folder System for PCWrite [FOLDPCW] Elbee Enterprizes $30 #12542 (10-93 CD) lets you assign descriptions to PCWrite and PCWrite Lite files so that you do not have to try to determine from the eight-character file name what the file contains. The maillist portion of the program is an indexing system that can rapidly locate records allowing you to have an unlimited number of files that may be used for various lists. InText Intex Software Systems $49 #2838 is a multi-lingual word processor. Languages supported include Arabic, Farsi, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Urku, and Yugoslav, in addition to English. This unique program displays all the special characters of these languages on your monitor and will print to an Epson FX, LQ, or IBM Proprinter. A chart is available for each language configuration, showing corresponding English characters. This is a full-featured word processor, supporting word wrap, block text commands, search and replace, text formatting, and more. KwikWrite Elliott, Alan C. ASP $39 #2839 is a word processor that saves files in straight ASCII, so while it can be used for letters and such, it can also be used for applications that need files with no word processing control codes in them, such as Email, programming, batch files, etc. The feature that differentiates a "word processor" from a simple text editor is generally the ability to have extensive control over printed output, such as the use of italics, bold print, justified text, etc. Most word processors do this by inserting non-text control codes in the file, making the files unusable for applications that require straight text files. KW compromises by using text codes in the document to control the printer. If you already have a favorite text editor, you can achieve this same result with a utility such as PrintSelector (see the Printing section). KW will also do mail-merge with dBase III compatible data files. Requires two floppies or a hard disk and 360K RAM. LTE 1.9 [LTE] Anderson, Richard $10 #4972 (01-94 CD) combines the capabilities of a word processor, an editor, and a page publisher. Some of it's features include automatic page allocation; downloadable fonts; window frame, fill, and shade; cut and paste; word wrap; and more. Support is provided for the HPLJ and DeskJet. pEDIT 1.1 Muench, T.G. ASP $33-$48 #3201 is a text editor capable of editing multiple files at the same time. It features split screen editing, multiple buffers, auto-indent, a DOS shell, file pick lists, disk macros, and wild card search. It also includes some word processing features such as margins, block functions, word wrap, and case change. Additional features include global search of all buffers, multi-key commands, WordStar and Emacs emulations, mouse support, a tutorial, the ability to edit up to 16 files at once, support for 50-line VGA text mode, and more. Maximum line length is 32k characters. Requires 384K of memory and 720K of disk space. Ravitz Editor 1.10 [RAVED] Ravitz Softare, ASP $0 #12543 (10-93 CD) is an ASCII text editor with integrated outlining and overviewing, area mark manipulation (copy, fill, shift, sort, etc.), find/change, word wrap and reflow, line drawing, multiple file handling, split screen, change tracking, flexible user interface (command line, function keys, mouse, menus), and it is configurable and programmable. RGB TechWriter Basore, Paul A. $20 #1007 can be used as a normal word processor. Written in assembler, it is very fast while still being easy to learn and use. But it was primarily designed for scientific/technical writing which uses super- and subscripts for formulas, Greek or other special symbols. Unlike CHIWRITER which uses graphics to display these special cases, this program uses different colors of text to indicate them, which is much faster. So if you want to be able to type at top speed and you want a word processor that you will be comfortable using for all of your word processing, you should try RGB-TechWriter first. However, while Chiwriter is limited in the number of printers it will support, RGB-TechWriter can drive any printer provided that it allows the computer to adjust the vertical distance skipped when a carriage return is encountered. (Chiwriter is no longer available as shareware.) Sail Software Creations $55 #1188 is a window-oriented text editor that lets you cut and paste between files and view more than one file on the screen. Screen #315 is a full screen editor and supports the Microsoft mouse. Pulled from listing because others are better, but still available. StarWriter Lite 6.0 [SWLITE] Callaghan, Geoffrey $64 #20386 [February 1994 CD] is a word processing program. Features include text and graphic modes, mail merge, equation editing, scientific calculator, full graphics handling, WYSIWYG print preview, multi-column facility and more. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. Super WP Viking Research, Inc. $99 #27554/3697 [4 disks] is a word processor which can be configured to perform like several well-known word processors. It has a default configuration of WordPerfect 5.x and can read and write WordPerfect file formats. Features include cardfile and mailmerge, mouse support, and a personal manager with a full-size calendar, calculator, day planner and more. Video Display Editor 1.71 [VDE171A] Meyer, Eric $30 #1933 (01-94 CD) is a fast, powerful, WordStar-compatible text editor. Commands can be entered from a menu bar or with WordStar compatible keystrokes. Features include a proportional spacing mode, keyboard macro recording, MenuBar mode; the ability to edit eight files at once; a command for proportional print; Autosave to automatically save your work at specified intervals; simultaneous windows scrolling; the ability to align the platen for printing on various kinds of forms; support for the file format of MS Word 5; an envelope printer; a wide range of screen sizes (from 17 to 57 lines); an integrated spell checker; and much more. Support is also provided for UltraVision, the HP95LX palmtop, and the Tandy keyboard. Word Fugue Fugue Software ASP $50-$105 #27800/4524 [4 disks] is a powerful word processing package. It features a WordStar compatible interface with pull down menus. Up to eight editing windows may be open at one time, and the program can easily generate an index or table of contents. Other features include macro facilities, automatic reformatting of text, DOS shell, pop-up calculator with 16 functions, support for box and line drawing, optional on-screen display of fonts, multiple headers and footers during printing, and automatic hyphenation, and save options. A 100,000 word dictionary is included, along with a utility that can add or delete words from the dictionary. You can set up auxiliary dictionaries in each directory containing words specific to particular projects. File names can have up to 65 character descriptions added to them. Additional features include support for footnotes, laser printers, and a mouse. Word Processing For Kids #318 is a simple, large print text editor. It uses icons for menu selections, which is cute, but you have to use the cursor keys to move a pointer through the menu to make a selection, which is noway to teach kids how software should work. Some people have touted this program for use by the vision impaired because of its large fonts (some distributors have taken the dubious step of renaming it for that purpose,) but the quality and clarity of the large fonts in BEdit are much better. WordRight & DataRight SoFt-Flex Company $95 #27593/3864 [4 disks] is a character based, full featured word processor. You can create, revise, view, print and index documents. It also features line graphics, a 400,000 word interactive spelling checker, document directory, a calculator, phrase library, on-screen display of styles, automatic pagination, headers, footer and footnotes, form fill-in and more. It can also do mail merge with then included program DataRight. Requires high density or large disk and 640k RAM. DataRight 5.0 is a data manager that can be used by itself or integrated with WordRight for customization of letters reports, labels and more. It can handle up to 64 fields per record, with 12 different field types, all of which may be sorted except text fields. Records may be edited, deleted, or merged to another Data Base. ]]]]]