Re: Useful programs (where are they??)

[lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

sadasiva@utkvx.utk.edu (Sadasivam, Krishna Madur) writes:

>I think there needs to be more productivity software for the IIgs...
>Here's my wish list:

>1. A calander scheduler (like Now-Up-To-Date)
>2. A killer word proccessing program, i.e. an Appleworks GS 2.0 version
>3. A good, yet comprehensive telecommunication program (i.e. Spectrum) when
>   EVER it sees the light of day...

>That's all I can think of as of this minute...unless anyone else cares
>to add to this list! ;)

well... I can't say about 1) .. except that MECCO did one (very nice, too) at least four years ago.

2) Appleworkgs is NOT a word processing program... and I think it will take 
more than a few bug fixes to make it worth owning.  Try GraphicWriter III - 
I suppose it's really a DTP, but works fine as a word processor - (or you 
can use one of the fine NDA's (Shadowwrite, EGOed (if you subscribe)...)
Heck, I still ue Applewriter 2.1!

3) I dunno what you want in a term program, but if you own a GS, I can't
recommend ANSIterm strongly enough.  THere is a lot of complaining going
around that it's not true 16 bit (so what?).  It is far and away the 
FASTEST softwear I've seen, when it coes to file transfer, supports
true ANSI graphics, VT100, etc - all without dropping a character.
Or - I suppose you demand a desktop program... why?

I'm done now.  Flame away... I've got the A/C set to antarctic..


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