Date   : Fri, 25 Apr 1986 18:20:59 GMT
From   : James Johnson <jjhnsn%ut-ngp.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: word processing programs for CP/M ?

I would appreciate recommendations for a good word processing program
and a compatible spelling checker for CP/M. The program must be
configurable for a Zenith Z19 (Heath H19) terminal and an Okidata ML92
printer. It would be nice if it would support both the "correspondence
quality" and the standard print modes of the ML92.

Although I have CP/M 2.2, I will probably use Cromemco's CDOS, so CP/M
1.3 compatibility would be a plus. The CPU is a Z80, and the disks are
dual 8inch with 1.2 megabytes each (no hard disk).

Ease of use would be the most important feature after compatibility with
my equipment. Cost would be next. For anything very fancy or
complicated, I would expect to resort to an embedded command formatter
(I'll take recommendations on those also).

I am not very fond of Wordstar. I don't think it carries as much
information in its document files as it ought to. WS can't seem to
decide whether its a word processor, text editor, or an embedded command
text formatter. However, if everyone thinks WS would be best, I might
concede. That is, if someone can tell me where to buy a verion of WS for
CP/M at a reasonable price.

I would also appreciate pointers to reliable vendors of the software.

Thanks in advance!
--
James Lee Johnson, UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas 78712
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