Re: where to find SuperWorks?

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

mamccabe@phoenix.princeton.edu (Michael A. McCabe) wrote:
>Some years ago, I posted to this newsgroup asking where I could find
>some Appleworks workalike for the PC - I'm (still) trying to rescue my
>dad and years of his investment in appleworks before something in his
>IIc or appleworks disks goes belly-up.  (admittedly, the IIc still
>seems pretty solid, but the yellow-brown thumbprint on the appleworks
>disk from years of use makes me a little nervous.)  I was told 
>superworks was the way to go.  But I lost the company's address...
>
>Can anyone tell me the address of the company that makes superworks?
>
>(this is for a belated Father's Day present)
>
>Many Thanks,
>	Mike McCabe
>

SuperwWorks is an OK clone of Appleworks, but last I looked it only has 
the ability to IMPORT documents.  This means that you will be stuck with 
SuperWorks forever and ever.  It's not even remotely that good. Especially 
when you consider that it doesn't do WYSIWYG or TrueType.

By FAR, a better gift would be Cross-Works.  This is a utility that 
enables you to transfer files between the Apple II and PC, and it comes 
with translators for Appleworks and about 30 different PC formats.

Cross-Works comes with special comm software for both machines and a 
special multi-head cable that can hook just about any Apple and PC 
together.

I personally use Cross-Works and Microsoft Works on my PC, and I am very 
happy with the setup. MS Works is a pretty good program, and every PC 
application in the universe recognizes the Works formats.

Cross-Works can be bought from the publisher, SoftSpoken Inc.  
(919)870-5694

Good luck.

TomZ