rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu (Roy Wood) (04/08/90)
I have a question or two about the AtariWriter 80 word processor: Does AtariWriter 80 take advantage of the extra memory in a 130XE? What is the largest editable file size allowed? Would the program recognize a RAM expansion beyond the standard 128K? I know the program relies on the XEP80 box to implement the 80 column display, and I know that the XEP80 is notoriously slow. How painful is it to work with the two? Is the combination really cumbersomely slow? And finally, has anyone had a chance to compare AtariWriter 80 with the Richman's 80 column word processor? How "mouse-ready" is Richman's? These questions and more will once again go unanswered.... -Roy Wood (rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu)
CURRENTM@CARLETON.EDU (Michael Current) (04/10/90)
In article <23012@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Roy Wood writes: >I have a question or two about the AtariWriter 80 word processor: > >Does AtariWriter 80 take advantage of the extra memory in a 130XE? Yes! > What is >the largest editable file size allowed? 47,616 bytes on a 130XE; 15,872 bytes on any other 48K XE (,XL,800). > Would the program recognize a RAM >expansion beyond the standard 128K? I don't know for sure, but I would guess not. > >I know the program relies on the XEP80 box to implement the 80 column >display, and I know that the XEP80 is notoriously slow. How painful is >it to work with the two? Is the combination really cumbersomely slow? Who says the XEP80 display is slow? It's amazingly fast!! Try scrolling through a big file with AtariWriter 80. Fun! The XEP80 / AtariWriter80 / 80-column monitor combination is so powerful and professional looking that you'll never want to work in 40 columns again. BTW - AtariWriter 80 *does* work with DOS XE!! Well, I haven't thought of a way to copy the dictionary over yet, but the program itself works with DOS XE just fine. -Michael