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- From: rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Communications Software
- Date: 7 Sep 1992 17:11:19 -0700
- Organization: Southern California Lynx Enthusiasts
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- Message-ID: <lanrt7INNc31@aludra.usc.edu>
- References: <1992Sep7.102254.18371@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> <lan3q3INNgem@aludra.usc.edu> <1992Sep7.205420.1603@actrix.gen.nz>
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- In article <1992Sep7.205420.1603@actrix.gen.nz> Steven.Wells@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- >I've used STeno, and found it slow
-
- It is? Haven't noticed a thing. And I'm just running a 4-megabyte STe.
-
- >Also, you need a mono' monitor for it to be
- >usable! (The other fonts don't fit onto the screen, or they are to
- >awkward to read etc.)
-
- SERIOUS disagreement here -- I'm writing this with STeno set up as an
- accessory on a stock SC1224 color monitor in medium resolution. I effectively
- have a terminal window of 22 rows x 80 columns, which works fine for my
- purposes. It's using the standard 9-point stock ST font, which is hardly
- "awkward to read".
-
- >I may just be being picky - but I'll stick to FreeZe Dried until
- >something *I* consider better comes out! Everyone has their
- >favourites, and you tend to stick with what does what you want, you
- >like, and is easily usable!
-
- Can't argue with that.
-
- --R.J.
- B-)
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