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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5
- (ESWP05.DOC)
- April 2, 1988
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- Copyright (c) 1987, 1988 Michael J. Cleary
- All Rights Reserved
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page i
-
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- --------> T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S <--------
-
-
- Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 1
-
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- --------> I N T R O D U C T I O N <--------
-
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- The purpose of this document is to provide information about general
- purpose shareware word processors for IBM and IBM compatible micro
- computers.
-
- The document starts by identifying the evaluated products. The actual
- evaluation begins with a comparasion of general features. The rest of
- the evaluation contains comparasions of specific features that are
- broken down into the following logical areas:
-
- A) Block
- B) Cursor
- C) File
- D) Printer
- E) Spelling
- F) Text
- G) Window
-
-
- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 2
-
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- --------> P R O D U C T S <--------
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- Product: Galaxy Version 2.3
- Date: December 1987
- Vendor: OmniVerse
- Post Office Box 2974
- Renton, Washington 98056-0961
- Voice (206) 228-7627
- Data (206) 235-8760
-
- Product: MindReader Version 2.0
- Date: March 1988
- Vendor: Brown Bag Software
- 2155 South Bascom Avenue
- Campbell, California 95008
- Voice (408) 559-4545
- Data (408) 371-7654
-
- 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 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 - Version 5 Page 3
-
-
- --------> G E N E R A L <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- BBS | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Command driven | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Comments | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Drop to DOS | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- EGA | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Footers | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Footnotes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Graphics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Headers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Index | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Invoke program | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Macros | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Mail merge | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Math functions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Memory requirements | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 320 | 256 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Menu driven | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Mouse | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Online help | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Registration |49.95|49.95|45.00|69.95|89.00|79.95|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Sort | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Table of contents | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Word completion | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Word count | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Wordstar (tm) commands | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
-
- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 4
-
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- --------> B L O C K <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Copy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Delete | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Move | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Print | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Read from disk | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Write to disk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 5
-
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- --------> C U R S O R <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Block | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Column | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Display current location | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- File | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Line | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Markers | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Non-ASCII | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Non-blank | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Page break | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Paragraph | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Period | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Screen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Word | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
-
- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 6
-
-
- --------> F I L E <--------
-
-
- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Backup at specified intervals | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Backup when loading | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Backup when saving | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Cancel updates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Change directory | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Copy | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Delete | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Encryption | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- List directory | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Load | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Print | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Print to disk | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Rename | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Save | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Save as other name | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Wordstar (tm) files | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
-
- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 7
-
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- --------> P R I N T E R <--------
-
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- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Boldface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Condensed | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Double underline | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Elite | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Emphasized | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Expanded | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Italics | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Line spacing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Lines per inch | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Overstrike | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Page length | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Pica | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Proportional | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Subscript | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Superscript | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Underline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- User Defined | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
-
- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 8
-
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- --------> S P E L L I N G <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Add phrases to dictionary | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Add words to dictionary | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Dictionary size (in thousands) | No | 10 | No | 100 | 50 | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Guess at correction | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Interface (external/internal) | Ext | Int | No | Int | Int | Ext |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Suffix "ing" | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Suffix past tense | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Suffix pluralization | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Word completion | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 9
-
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- --------> T E X T <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Case conversion | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Center line | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Copy text from other programs | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Delete character | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Delete line | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Delete word | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Find / Replace | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Hyphenation | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Indentation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Insert character | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Justification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Margins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Move column | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Overtype character | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Reformat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Repagination | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Restore deleted text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Tabs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Tabs decimal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Word wrap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 10
-
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- --------> W I N D O W <--------
-
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- | | | | | | |
- Function | GAL | MR | NYW | PCT | PCW | WM |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Close | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Copy from one to another | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Maximum number | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Open | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Switch | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Un-Zoom | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Variable length | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Zoom | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------|
-
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 11
-
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- --------> M O D I F I C A T I O N S <--------
-
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- Version 1 - 11/27/87 - Original version
-
- Version 2 - 12/20/87 - Corrections
- Indicated PC-Write supports
- Backup at specified intervals
- EGA
- Wordstar (tm) commands
- Indicated Galaxy supports
- Mouse
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- Version 3 - 12/29/87 - Upgraded Galaxy from 2.2C to 2.3
- Indicated Galaxy Supports
- Invoke program
- Macros
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- Version 4 - 01/16/88 - Added MindReader 1.02
-
- Version 5 - 04/02/88 - Corrections
- Indicated PC-Write supports
- File - Backup when saving
- Upgraded MindReader from 1.02 to 2.0
- Indicated MindReader supports
- Block - Delete
- Block - Print
- Cursor - File
- Cursor - Page break
- File - Change directory
- File - Delete
- File - Rename
- General - EGA
- General - Wordstar (tm) commands
- Spelling - Add phrases to dictionary
- Spelling - Suffix "ing"
- Spelling - Suffix past tense
- Spelling - Suffix pluralization
- Spelling - Word completion
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 12
-
-
- --------> L I C E N S E <--------
-
-
- You are hereby granted, without charge, a limited license. This conveys
- to you the right to freely utilize, reproduce, and distribute ESWP
- with the following restrictions:
-
- 1) ESWP must not be modified in any way.
-
- 2) ESWP must not be related, either directly or indirectly, to
- the generation of fees, charges or compensation of any type.
-
-
- --------> W A R R A N T Y <--------
-
-
- ESWP 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.
-
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- Evaluation of Shareware Word Processors - Version 5 Page 13
-
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- --------> C O M M E N T S <--------
-
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- ESWP will be updated as needed.
-
- The following types of nonflammable communication are encouraged:
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- 1) Identification of errors.
-
- 2) Information on shareware word processors not in this
- evaluation.
-
- 3) Input on other types of shareware to evaluate.
-
- The following means of communication are supported:
-
- 1) BBS - The Shareware Syndicate
- Riverside, California
- (714) 359-8489
- 2400/1200 - 8/N/1 - 24 Hours
-
- 2) Paper - Michael J. Cleary
- Post Office Box 8627
- Riverside, California 92515-8627
-
- 3) UUCP - ...uunet!ucsd!ucrmath!candh!mike
-
- All of the evaluated products are available on The Shareware Syndicate.
-
- If this document assisted you in any way, please feel free to express
- your gratitude in the form of a financial contribution to:
-
- Michael J. Cleary
- Post Office Box 8627
- Riverside, California 92515-8627
-
- Thanking you in advance for your support.
-