Re: Apple II Celebration (was: Re: FS: APPLE IIGS)

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"Joseph E. Walsh" <ransom@connect.iconnect.net> wrote:
>On 22 Apr 1997, Bill Scheffler wrote:
>
>>       I think you'll definately want EGOed 2.0.  If I remember
>> correctly, GraphicWriter III has a 32k text limit per frame...EGOEd has
>> no limit (aside from all available memory).  The only downside (due to the
>> limitations of the TextEdit toolset...<sigh>) is that you have one
>> "ruler"...ie you'll probably have to leave everything left justified.
>> GraphicWriter would be great if that 32k limit was fixed...but nothing is
>> perfect.
>
>Left justification is OK by me. I just need something that can: 1) handle
>100K files (typical chapter size for me), 2) export and import a format
>that MS Word for Windows can read, and 3) is easy to use.  I understand
>EGOed fits the bill. I called EGO Systems and placed an order for it
>yesterday.  Hopefully it'll be here by Monday. In the mean-time, I'm
>using WordPerfect GS, which is OK - it handles big files just fine, and
>its normal file format is the same as an old version of WP for DOS, so
>Word can import it just fine.  The only down sides are: 1) it crashes as
>often as my Windows box at work, and 2) I can't print to my DeskWriter
>with it.
>
>
>>       Hope that clears some things up.
>
>Yup!  Thanks...
>
>
>-Joe


Joe, consider AppleWorks GS v1.1, available for $15 from Alltech
Electronics (http://www.allelec.com/).  It has a full-featured
word processor that supports fonts, multiple rulers, has a wonderful
dictionary and thesaurus, handles files of over 100K with ease,
and version 1.1 is quite stable.  It uses standard GS printer drivers
so it will print to the DeskWriter.

EGOed is nice, but it does not spell check, lacks a thesaurus, and
is not quite a full word processor.  However, it does load up
AppleWorks GS word processor files and can save RTF.  The ideal
method would then be to write your manuscript in AppleWorks GS v1.1,
load it into EGOed, and save it as an RTF for export to Word for
Windows.

Um...what version of WPGS do you have?  Version 2.1 is the stable one.

-Scott G.