nova@abnjh.UUCP (Scott D. Allen) (07/09/84)
[Into the ol' bit bucket] I called a mail-order software shop called THE BOTTOM LINE (a good shop by the way) to check on the availability of Microsoft's WORD. They said that Microsoft had to do a major re-write of the system so it wouldn't be out until November. I guess they wanted to avoid all the hassles they had with MULTIPLAN. Can anyone out there confirm/deny this rumor? MACWRITE is okay for home letter writing but I need WORD for business. Thanks in Advance, Scotty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Allen ATT-IS Orlando, Florida ..!abnjh!nova
byron@eosp1.UUCP (Byron Han) (07/09/84)
Yes MacWORD is to be delayed. I called Microspft and they confirmed that there would be a delay. They did say that it would be released in late August or early September. I do not know whether this is the correct date or not. MAJOR FLAME ***** MAJOR FLAME ***** MAJOR FLAME ***** MAJOR FLAME ***** *********************************************************************** Microsoft WORD is going to be COPY PROTECTED (see MacWorld July/August) and the folks at MS have implemented the copy protect in the following manner - one can make as many copies of the master disk, but one needs to start the application with the master disk in the drive. Doesn't this really defeat the need to make a back-up copy? If your master disk dies, you STILL can't use WORD anymore. <END OF FLAME> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF> <EOF><EOF> By the way, I have tried out MacSLOTS which I just goe and it looks really great. It costs $77.77 and is available from somewhere - it is listed in the latest MacWorld and St.Mac issues. Backup copies can be made as it is not copy protected. There is also a limited C compiler coming out thi fall from Hippotamous [sic] Software for $150 and a full professional C compiler coming out sometime in November or December of this year. I am hoping, oh hoping, for a real language compiler for the Mac. Thanks all for now............................. -------------------------------------<bh>-------------------------------------- In-Real-Life: Byron Han USENET: allegra!princeton!eosp1!byron Exxon Office Systems BITNET: 6017040@PUCC (out of money) 500 College Road East TS2552@OHSTVMA (I'm not there) Princeton, NJ 08540 609-734-9200 ext. 229