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- From: lester@bestsd.sdsu.edu (THE ONLY MISTAKES ARE HUMAN MISTAKES)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
- Subject: Re: Word/Word for Windows/WordPerfect: Which is best?
- Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
- Date: 10 Jan 1993 21:01 PST
- Organization: San Diego State University - Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
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- References: <145133@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>
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- In article <145133@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>, booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian) writes...
- >I'm about to buy a word processor for my new 486 system but don't have a
- >heck of a lot to go on. We've had a Mac running Word for years and my
- >inclination is to go with MS Word (how similar is the user interface to
- >that of the Mac version?). I've seen Word for Windows advertised but know
- >nothing about how it differs from Word. What benefits do you derive from the
- >Windows version? And how does Word compare with WordPerfect? Is it possible
- >to import/export files between Word and WordPerfect (I think Word 5.0 on the
- >Mac could at least read WordPerfect files).
- >
- >Any information is greatly appreciated. Price isn't an issue. Email is
- >preferred.
- >
- >Advance thanks and best regards,
- >mb
- >--
- >Mark Boolootian booloo@llnl.gov +1 510 423 1948
- >Disclaimer: booloo speaks for booloo and no other.
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- Better than those is Ami Pro 3. It has a built in grammar checker, a large
- dictionary, doc templates, a great graphics capability etc. Check it out
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