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- From: dsals@vms.macc.wisc.edu (David Sals)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing,misc.education,comp.windows.misc
- Subject: Re: need remedial writing software for windows
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.210722.22249@macc.wisc.edu>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 20:45:48 GMT
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
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- i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ) writes...
-
- >
- >
- > I am looking for a software package for microsoft windows that has some
- >or all of the following features:
- >
- >
- > 1. grammar check
- > 2. spell check
- > 3. identification of apparent target audience
- > 4. the ability for an 'instructor' to communicate with
- > a student as they are writing
- >
- >
- > IBM has a product called Writer's Studio. This is almost exactly
- >what I want, but IBM is competing on the same bid I am and is
- >not willing to unbundle the software from their overpriced network
- >server :-) They haven't got a snowball's chance in the HOT PLACE
- >of getting this deal after their past behavior at the site in question
- >but we are about to see a six figure number of your tax dollars blown
- >to bits if I don't find something soon. Any sort of writing-assistant
- >program would be of interest ...
- >
- > Thanks for your time,
- >
- >
- > Neal
-
-
- I think that your problem could easily be solved by using more than
- one program to do the job.
-
- 1) There are many diferent programs available that do grammar
- checking. Some are better than others, but I won't go into that at
- the moment. Suffice it to say that this is no problem.
-
- 2) Any good word processor should do spell checking. I like word for
- windows, although WordPerfect for windows isn't half bad.
-
- 3) Identification of apparent target audience? Assuming you meant
- that the software identifies this audience, this is quite a new
- concept to me. If Writer's studio can do this, it might be worth the
- extra money (nyet). Sorry, I can't help you on this one.
-
- 4) This is the fun one. There are 2 1/2 products that would allow
- you to do this (even more if you are using macintoshes--which you're
- not). They are refered to as "Remote Control" software, because they
- allow any machine on a network with sufficient authorization to watch,
- control or communicate with any other machine on the network.
-
- One: "Reach Out" by Ocean Isle (1-800-882-8664). Lists for $295
-
- Two: "Carbon Copy for Windows" by Microcom (1-800-822-8224) $199
-
- 1/2: "Timbuktu 5.0" by Farallon (415-596-9100). Not available yet,
- although they were suggesting an early summer release date.
- One nice thing about this particular package is that it will
- allow Macs and IBMs to control (etc.) each other as well.
-
- If I have missed something, or if you have other needs, let me know
- and I will do some more looking.
-
- :-D ave
-