fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.ca (Eric S Fraga) (04/02/89)
A couple of short questions: - How usable is WP without a hard disc? i.e. how big is WP and all the files needed at run time? - Does WP generate Postscript output? I tend to print all my documents on Postscript printers at work instead of on my Gemini 10x. - Does the ST version of WP understand ms-dos created WP files? Reasons for questions: My girlfriend uses WP at work (on an AT compatible) for all her documents and we were thinking of getting an AT compatible for home this fall so that she could use WP at home. However, for that amount of money, I could easily buy a hard disc drive and WP for the ST, if her files could be transfered to the ST and used there. ------ By the way, with respect to the Atarian topic... I bought my 520ST in Sept 85 for a couple of reasons: - the monochrome monitor was the first I had seen on any computer that didn't give me a headache after an hour's use (and I tend to use my computer for many hours every day) -- I am very susceptible to flicker. - it came with lots (relative to the market at that time) of memory. - used the 68000 which, IMHO, is tons better than any intel cr*p. - bit-mapped graphics. I did not buy it because of GEM or the mouse. I wanted a good cheap terminal that I could hack at once in a while. I am still happy with it, after almost 4 years, but wouldn't mind a slightly faster computer sometime soon, like maybe the TT, if and when it comes out. Then again, what I would really like would be a lap-top, 68030 based, 2 meg Ram, solid-state >= 2meg hard disc, trackball fitted computer running Minix. I still use my Model 100 (Tandy) but the wee screen is starting to get on my nerves... However, most of the laptops out there (other than the NEC Ultralite) weigh a ton due to the floppies and/or hard discs. And they are all (well, almost) ms-dos machines. ---- Well, I've rambled on enough (only wanted to ask a couple of questions) already. cheers, eric PS - To those people at Atari that take the time to answer questions from this net, please ignore the flames from some of the people -- there are a few of us that appreciate your answers. Thanks! +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Eric S Fraga, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia| |phone: +1 604 228 4907, fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.ca | fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.cdn| +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth) (04/03/89)
In article <1579@ubc-cs.UUCP> fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.ca (Eric S Fraga) writes: >To those people at Atari that take the time to answer >questions from this net, please ignore the flames from some of >the people -- there are a few of us that appreciate your answers. >Thanks! Yes, I second that! I really like it when Atari sort out our problems or set the record straight. Looking at the feature list for TOS 1.4, they obviously listen to our gripes and desires too. _____________________________________________________________________________ / DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise stated, the above comments are entirely my own \ ! ! ! "I think all right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of ! ! being told that ordinary decent people are fed up in this country with ! ! being sick and tired. I'm certainly not and I'm sick and tired of being ! ! told that I am!" - Monty Python ! ! ! ! Neil Forsyth JANET: neil@uk.ac.hw.cs ! ! Dept. of Computer Science ARPA: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk ! ! Heriot-Watt University UUCP: ..!ukc!cs.hw.ac.uk!neil ! ! Edinburgh ! ! Scotland ! \_____________________________________________________________________________/
clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser) (04/04/89)
A few questions were asked about WordPerfect. Since I'm stupid and don't know how to add others messages into my own, I'll answer what I remember. First off, WordPerfect is not protected, so you can put the 6 SS disks onto 3 DS disks. If you put the master and speller on one disk, then you're all set. After setting up your printer list (which is a real pain if you only have one floppy---constant swapping), this will be the only disk you will use. I haven't touched the other two disks in months. As for PostScript, WordPerfect supports different laser printers. However, I don't think it supports PostScript (yet). The latest version was mostly a re-write of the entire printer code. I'll check the README file that came on the new disk and see what it says. =cf=
c60c-3ds@e260-3c.berkeley.edu (John Kawakami) (04/05/89)
In article <1579@ubc-cs.UUCP> fraga@tennents.cs.ubc.ca (Eric S Fraga) writes: >- How usable is WP without a hard disc? i.e. how big is WP and >all the files needed at run time? Sort of. I use a 400K RAM disk on a 1040, and copy the main program and associated startup files to it. There's space for the help program if you need it. This leaves you with only enough memory for two windows though. And there is no speller (I do this only when I know I will not revise any more) and thesausrus, but these can be run from a floppy Optimally, I would copy the thesaurus to the ramdisk, and run WP from a floppy, but I like to run other programs during a work session, and WP (like many other commercial programs) has no shell escape feature. >- Does WP generate Postscript output? I tend to print all my >documents on Postscript printers at work instead of on my Gemini >10x. Yes. There are drivers for the Apple Laserwriter. I think there are also drivers for some QMS printers as well. But you can use only Times or Helvetica, so if you want another font, you have to hack the PS code. I just implied that you can save the PS output to disk didn't I? You can also send output to the serial port and the MIDI(!?!) port. >- Does the ST version of WP understand ms-dos created WP files? I think it does... John Kawakami c60c-3ds@web.berkeley.edu "Oh it's a good feeling, to know your alive..." - Fred Rogers