ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (05/07/87)
AppleWorks 2.0: Features
The designers of AppleWorks have changed features in version 1.3 with
AppleWorks 2.0:
1. File size limits
When a one megabyte Apple Memory Expansion card (or its Apple IIGS or IIc
equivalent) is installed, AppleWorks 2.0 has the capacity for the following
file sizes:
-- Database records: 6350 (instead of 1350)
6350 is the maximum number of records that can be placed in the AppleWorks
data base with only 1 field identified with 1 character and having entries of
only 1 character. Using an Apple II with a 1 megabyte memory board, you can
add 6350 records. You will find there is still plenty of memory available,
but AppleWorks will tell you the data base has reached the maximum number of
records permitted.
On the other hand, on a data base pushed to the maximum of 30 fields, each
with a length of 20 characters and filled by 17, you will find that you will
run out of desktop memory before the data base reaches the maximum record
count.
-- Word processor lines: 7250 (instead of 2250)
-- Spread sheet rows:10K (instead of 1.55K)
2. Automatic RAMDisk pre-load
When an Apple Memory Expansion card (or its Apple IIGS or IIc equivalent) is
installed, AppleWorks 2.0 will automatically pre-load into the RAMDisk as a
part of the boot process. This pre-loading takes only about 30 seconds and
may be halted by pressing the ESC key.
3. New Spreadsheet feature: Cut/Copy & Paste:
After a cell has been cut or copied to the clipboard, the user will be able
to paste from the clipboard either the value, the formula, or both.
4. New file save feature:
If there is not enough room on a disk to save a file that already exists on
the disk, then AppleWorks first allows the user to delete the original file
from the disk. With AppleWorks' capability to create larger files, this
feature will become important.
5. Enhancements and fixes:
a. Word Processor:
- Removed code that made the word processor take 13 seconds to
process a carriage return in the middle of the first paragraph
of a 2000 line document.
- Inserted extra code to make ESC and some OPEN-APPLE keystrokes
work faster on large documents.
b. Spreadsheet:
- The routine to display spreadsheet rows was changed; it should
now work faster on rows that have lots of filled cells.
Apple Technical Communications