Re: AppleWorks 5.0 Requirements

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4r0fs4$6vl@usenet11.interramp.com>,
Tom Zuchowski  <cd003508@interramp.com> wrote:
> Jon O'Brien <jobrien@ais.net> wrote:
> >What type of system does AppleWorks 5.0 require?  I've got a IIe with a 
> >RamWorks III board installed (not sure of the exact amount of RAM 
> >installed- AppleWorks 3.0 reports it at around 710K after its loaded) 
> >and a DuoDrive and was wondering if my system is capable of handling it.
> >
> >Also, what does AW5 do that AW3 cannot?
> 
> If you just have 5.25 drives and are not especialy unhappy with AW3, then 
> stay with AW3. AW5 is HUGE, and you would beat yourself to death with disk 
> swaps and waiting on slow 5.25 disk access.

AppleWorks 5.x will NOT run from 5.25" drives.  It must be installed
onto a hard drive, or you can run it directly from a 3.5" drive.

You must have at least 256K of RAM as well, though I'd recommend 512K.

> I haven't used AW5, but I have AW4, and it has a bazillion little tiny 
> enhancements that add up to a =much= more pleasurable, convenient, and 
> efficient program to use.

I'll second that.  I didn't find much of major significance that was
added in AppleWorks 5.0, though I've probably got used to whatever was
added, and I'd miss it if I went back to 4.x....

The new database features in AppleWorks 4.0 were a godsend
(particularly glossaries, import and formulas).

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David Empson
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