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| From | PaxPerPoten <PPP@USA.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | soc.culture.indian, alt.fan.jai-maharaj, misc.writing, soc.culture.usa, alt.politics, talk.politics.misc |
| Subject | Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect |
| Date | 2017-01-18 23:30 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <o5piq2$acm$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <20170118Sy3MuDa90y@HaMR> <20170118Ko3TuJe29z@MuXR> <20170118Vy3RuPa64n@TeRZ> |
Cross-posted to 6 groups.
On 1/18/2017 7:31 PM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote: > Dr. Jai Maharaj posted: >> >>> Forwarded post: >>> >>> Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect >>> >>> By rey >>> Wednesday, January 18, 2017 >>> >>> Years ago, I used WordPerfect for all my academic papers. >>> I felt the program was more friendly toward that type of >>> writing, easier to cite, create footnotes, end notes, >>> bibliographies, etc. As Microsoft Word no longer comes as >>> part of the operating system package, I have been >>> considering my options. >>> >>> My question is two-fold; is WordPerfect still a good >>> product? Is it superior to Microsoft Word? What do >>> professional writers prefer and why? (Yeah, that's three. >>> I guess I'm a heavy tipper.) >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Posted by rey >>> >>> End of forwarded post. >> >> Forwarded post: >> >> Back in 286/386 days I used to like WP 10x as much as >> Word. >> >> However, WP did an upgrade (this is a lot of years ago) >> and I HATED the upgrade. >> >> Over that same period, Word became much easier to use, >> and lots more flexible. IMO. >> >> Can you even get WP any more...? >> >> However... as a matter of sending docs back and forth and >> the interoperability with other MSFT applications....I >> believe if all things were equal, meaning you’d have to >> go buy WP at the same price you’d have to buy >> Word....you’d want to buy and use Word. >> >> Posted by Attention Surplus Disorder >> >> End of forwarded post. > > Forwarded post: > > [ Back in 286/386 days . . . > > You think YOU are old? Well, I used to work for a company > called Wang Laboratories, generally credited for > inventing Word Processing, years before the advent of the > personal computer. I remember the when the 286/286 > revolution spelled doom for Wang... I'm not boasting, my > arthritis flares up when I boast... I used a Wang system in 1967...It was a Computer system tied together by juke box cables. > > Posted by NYAmerican > > End of forwarded post. > > Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi > Om Shanti > > http://bit.ly/1EM9nsg > -- It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but *They mean to govern*. They promise to be good masters, *but they mean to be masters*. Daniel Webster
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Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) - 2017-01-19 01:29 +0000
Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) - 2017-01-19 01:30 +0000
Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) - 2017-01-19 01:31 +0000
Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) - 2017-01-19 01:33 +0000
Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect PaxPerPoten <PPP@USA.org> - 2017-01-18 23:30 -0600
Re: Microsoft Word vs WordPerfect "M.I.Wakefield" <none@present.com> - 2017-01-19 15:05 -0500
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