phillips@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Mark D Phillips) (04/09/90)
In article <1990Apr4.172112.18420@ee.rochester.edu> rajiv@ee.rochester.edu writes: > >I'm trying to solicit opinions about the new version of WriteNow (2.2). Has >anyone tried it yet? > >Personally, I'm not convinced the new features warrant the upgrade price of >$45--especially since the educational discount price of v2.0 was $55. > >Rajiv Arora >-- >Addresses: > UUCP: ...!rochester!ur-valhalla!rajiv > Internet: rajiv@ee.rochester.edu Since you have already seen the new features list, I am not sure exactly what kind of opinions you want. Sure, I can tell you that the larger dictionary, the addition of a thesaurus DA (that only works in WN, by the way), more intelligent command-keys, copy & paste of font/size/style, go to page #, setting of fontsize by typing in the number, and other changes make a big difference to me and were worth the upgrade price. These were all changes that we should have seen in WriteNow at least a year ago. If you do any amount of writing with WriteNow, I cannot your not wanting the new improvements. But you have the money in your pocket and the features list in your hand, so just make up your mind. I found the upgrade notice a thorough description of the new features in version 2.2, and I can say that the product does not perform any differently from what you would expect, based on the description given by T/Maker in their literature.