[Am-info] Word Processor for Mac OS X

Paul Rickard pr@ms-bc.com
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 16:35:25 -0500


========== On 2002.02.07 04:14 PM, Sujal Shah typed: ============

> know this is a blase topic for this list, but I'm having real issues
>tracking down a reasonable word processor for Mac OS X.  At least on
>Linux, I have AbiWord and StarOffice/OpenOffice, both of which are
>passable and reasonably functional.
>
>I can't stand AppleWorks right now (tables aren't working the way I
>expect, and TOC generation doesn't exist as far as I can tell...). 
>Anyone know of anything that isn't Microsoft Office that works well on
>OS X (and it needs to be OS X native, not classic mode stuff...).
>
>OpenOffice is being ported to the Mac, but the port is still not
>useable, unfortunately. 

Bookworm: 
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail
&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=51837&-search

FinalWord: 
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail
&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=44774&-search

LightWay Text: 
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail
&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=51200&-search

Z-Write: 
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail
&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=43251&-search




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