John Angelico wrote in a message to jonathan l michaels:

 JA> While teleporting back from the Restaurant at the End of the
 JA> Universe, I overheard jonathan say to all about installing word for
 JA> windows: 

jm> i'm sorry if this seems like a treacherous act but my word 
jm> processing requirements are quite simple and having gone 
jm> several rounds with describe, wordperfect for windows i can 
jm> see no other option but to break out the winword v2.0 
jm> diskettes
jm> 

 JA> Hi Jonathan.

 JA> Whilst I can't help with your immediate problem, I'm puzzled - if
 JA> your wp needs are simple, then why couldn't DeScribe, WPWin or the
 JA> Works wp do the job?

having spent several hundreds on my original software library components i
can't afford yet another $80 or $100 thier for stuff i already own.

 JA> I use DeScribe 5.0 (am now awaiting latest upgrade) all the time
 JA> and it outdoes WinWord on lots of points but mainly on uncluttered
 JA> interface - I get lost among all the little icons on the oh-so-many
 JA> toolbars when using WinWord. 

thats what i like about winword v1.0 ... no so complicated, not so many
(for me) usless ``features".

 JA> And I have created so many templates (native concept in OS/2) with
 JA> long names like "A4LetterToSupplier" or
"CustomerEnquiryResponse".
 JA> It's a simple drag'n'drop onto an open DeScribe desktop area and
 JA> away I go! 

yes, just like in clearlook .. its a neat concept "the object"
and a veruy nice way to work.

 JA> Before giving up on native wp's let's have a look at what you are
 JA> doing and see if we can't help you get the horsepower of OS/2 out
 JA> where the rubber hits the road (computing-wise, that is!)

i would like to be able to afford a new word (i'm not crying poor). but, i
would like to be able to use what i have, i don't see the sence in rushing
out and changing everything just to accomodate a new flavour. expecially
when one of the features is ``compatability".

thank you for your time i apreciate the effort.

cheers

kindest regards ... jonathan

EMail: jlm{at}caamora.com.au

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