giovin@ecs.umass.edu (04/22/91)
Hi, I'm looking for programs that check the spelling of Appleworks files. My sister has the Applied Engineering Card that provides 80-col to a II+ and allows her to use Appleworks version 2.0 or earlier with something like a 10k buffer. The problem is that the Appleworks spelling checkers that I've tested (Megaworks, Webster's, and Timeout) will not allow a II+ to run them (thinking, apparently, that a II+ shouldn't be able to run such a program). Does anyone know of a spelling checking program that checks Appleworks files and might run on a II+? Thanks, Rocky Giovinazzo P.S. I've also gone the route of having my sister write her documents to a text file and then transfer them to DOS 3.3 so that they can work with "old" spelling checkers but really-- it's quite a lot of work especially for her who does not understand what DOS 3.3 and ProDOS are at all.
alfter@nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER) (04/24/91)
In article <13334.28123338@ecs.umass.edu> giovin@ecs.umass.edu writes: >Hi, > I'm looking for programs that check the spelling >of Appleworks files. My sister has the Applied Engineering Card >that provides 80-col to a II+ and allows her to use Appleworks version 2.0 >or earlier with something like a 10k buffer. 10K...eww. I thought the 40K desktop with AppleWorks 3.0 on a 128K IIe was restrictive... > The problem is that the Appleworks spelling checkers that I've tested >(Megaworks, Webster's, and Timeout) will not allow a II+ to run them >(thinking, apparently, that a II+ shouldn't be able to run such a >program). Does anyone know of a spelling checking program that checks >Appleworks files and might run on a II+? Yes--AppleWorks 3.0. It has a built-in spell checker, but you'd need to add more memory first (advisable in any case, especially if all you have right now is a dinky 10K). Get a RAMcard with at least 256K on it; I think you can replace the 16K "language card" with one of these boards, which can typically hold up to a megabyte on the card. I also think a version of PlusWorks is available to patch AppleWorks 3.0, but don't quote me on it. If you want to stick with AppleWorks 2.0, you could get TimeOut QuickSpell, which has basically the same spell checker as AppleWorks 3.0. Depending on the price for QuickSpell, though, and considering that you'd need more RAM to run QuickSpell, you might be better off spending a little extra for AppleWorks 3.0. (QuickSpell probably retails for about $50-$60. AppleWorks 3.0 upgrades from Claris cost only $79 with your original AppleWorks 1.x or 2.x (or any Apple Writer) disk.) I don't know how much PlusWorks would cost for AppleWorks 3.0. As for RAMcards, you have a few options, from $69 (?) for a "Super Expander Plus" (with no standard memory) from Price Busters, to about $175 (?) for an Applied Engineering RamFactor (with 256K) from a number of mail-order vendors, to (probably) a few hundred dollars for a real Apple II Memory Expansion Card. (I was once quoted over $300 for one of these cards from a local Apple dealer; I said "thank you" and walked away.) Scott Alfter-----------------------------_/_---------------------------- Support Operation Apple Storm! / v \ Apple II: Internet: alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu ( ( the power to be your best! GEnie: S.ALFTER \_^_/