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- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 19:35:34 IST
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- From: "Michael J." <JASPER@HELIX.MGH.HARVARD.EDU>
- Subject: Ibid replacement
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- From: EMAIL::JASPER "Michael J." 2-SEP-1992 12:33:54.37
- To: IN%"NOTABENE@taunivm.harvard.edu"
- CC: JASPER
- Subj: RE: Ibid replacement
-
- SOmeone who had abandoned NB (which I am considering myself for the first
- time in 7 years) asked about an Ibid substitute. I have never purchased
- Ibid, but I've played around with pre-release versions and was not
- impressed. I use Papyrus version 7.0, from Research Software Design in
- Oregon. This is a phenomenal program designed specifically for academic use. It
- was originally oriented more for scientific users (of which I am one), but the
- newest version (7.0) has added several features designed for people in
- the humanities. It is fast, cheap, extremely powerful, and uses
- "artificial intelligence" to produce an impressively intuitive program that
- anticipates many of your needs. Unlike Ibid, it can replace in-text
- citations with numbers, and produce a matching numbered bibliography in either
- alphabetical or citation order. It works with most major word processors,
- including MS Word for windows (I think....).
-
- I have been one of the Beta testers for this new version which is probably
- just now ready for release (unlike NB, this is not vaporware - the betas
- have been quite stable for over a year - they're just working out a few very
- minor things, and the documentation already exists!). I highly recommend
- Papyrus (and I have no financial interest in this whatever!), even if
- you are sticking with NB. I had hoped to use Ibid when it was first announced,
- but to date NB has still ignored the most basic needs of users publishing
- in science journals, most of which require in-text citations to be a number.
-
- I'm still interested in hearing if anyone out there has experience with NB
- under Desqview, by the way.....
-
- Michael Jasper
- Jasper@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
-