Re: GS II booted!

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 06 Oct 1999 02:25:12 GMT, supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:

>If you install the LaserWriter driver from System 6.0
>(rather than 6.0.1), you can "print to disk" a
>Postscript file from any of the modules.  That file
>would then be usable on Mac or PC programs that
>support Postscript files.  CorelDRAW, for example.
>And I mean the files are actually usable, not just
>graphic representations.  Text remains text in a
>Postscript file.

But that doesn't help you if your original AppleWorksGS file gets
corrupted.  You can't load a PostScript file into AppleWorksGS for
further editing.

>It depends on your tastes, I guess.  I just like the
>GUI based version better.

I like using desktop program on my IIgs more than text based ones too
but I like knowing my data is going to be okay a lot more.  :-)

>AppleWorks GS feels very snappy with a fast TWGS
>or Zip GS.  As for stability, I've never had a problem
>with the program.  For some reason, this program
>gives some users lots of problems.  For others, it
>runs smooth and crash free (like myself).

If AppleWorksGS feels snappy with your accellerated machine,
AppleWorks Classic will blow you away on that same machine.  :-)

Everyone that I know that uses AppleWorksGS extensively has been bit
by the its bugs.  They even have certain ways of working on stuff to
avoid running into certain bugs.  I suppose people like me that only
use it occasionally don't run as high a risk of hitting those bugs.
Pretty much everything I have ever done with AppleWorksGS was created
from scratch and I haven't done much in the way of the load/edit/save
cycle which may be where the bugs are more prevalent.

>However, since it is stable on many systems, it is
>worth trying for new users accustomed to a GUI
>environment.  Such as Bill who is used to Windows
>PCs.

That's fine but you should at least warn the user that there is a
danger that their data could be lost unless they take extra steps to
backup their data in different formats and as often as possible.

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