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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4301.0. "WP/DTP QUESTIONS/ADVICE" by PEKING::NONDEP () Fri Nov 23 1990 04:35

    
    Hello re-missing note: WP/DTP package with features:
    Thanks to who ever replied to my previous note and thats gone walky in
    the black hole of computer technology :-))
    
    
    I've read your note/comments on WP/DTP packages but I would like to
    find out more about them.
    
    I have an amiga 500, 1 meg probably upgrade latter with hard
    disk(when fundings permit), an LJ252 (colour graphic output), deluxe
    paint 3. I will like a package with the following:
    
    1. Coulour graphic output.
    
    2. The facility of buying a afterwards either a french or english spell
    checker depending on the original buy.
    
    3. A thesuarus same as above
    
    4. Merge facility with Deluxe Paint 3
    
    5. Symbols that you can use to create charts or reports from a bit like
    Harvard graphics.
    
    6. Merge facility with Superbase personal and or any
    spreadsheet/database graph.
    
    Thanks again for your help. Patrick  
    
    
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4301.1Help please !PEKING::NONDEPMon Nov 26 1990 03:256
    
    Hellllooooo,
    
    No comments/suggestions at all ?
    
    Patrick
4301.2Not much help I'm afraidNOTIBM::MCGHIEThank Heaven for small Murphys !Mon Nov 26 1990 03:5232
    Sorry Patrick,
    
    I can't be of any help to you ont this, I only tinker at home with my
    Ami, certainly not into the sort of things you do.
    
    By merging with Dpaint, do you mean including grahpics in the document?
    
    From the requirements you've outlined it sounds like you'll need two or
    three packages :-
    
    	1.	A wordprocessor with graphic capability, e.g. PROwrite -
    		which gets pretty good reviews. Comes with a 100,000 word
    		dictionary, and Thesaurus with over 300,000
    		cross-references (obtained from an add in the last
    		Amigawirld I bought).
    
    	2.	You may need a DTP package, if PROwrite doesn't satisfy you
    		formatting requirements ??/
    
    	3.	Business style grahpics, I've no experience with those
    		sorts of things maybe someone else could make some suggestions ?
    
    Of course before buying anything, check out the software at a dealer
    and see if it will really do the job for what you have in mind.
    
    regards
    	 Mike
    
    P.S I currently run Kindwords for basic WP work (got it cheap), but
    probably would upgrade to PROWrite if I wanted to toss $200 (which is
    what it costs down my way)
    
4301.3Look at ProWriteBOMBE::MOOREAmiga: Real computing on a PC budgetMon Nov 26 1990 05:154
    Yes, I think ProWrite seems to meet most of your requirements.  There
    are French and German (I believe) dictionary/thesaurus options
    available for ProWrite 3.0, and it will print to any "preferences"
    printer (LJ252 = HP PaintJet).
4301.4Prowrite3.0 seems O.K.PEKING::NONDEPFri Nov 30 1990 03:4818
    
    Thanks,
    
    It seems indeed that Prowrite is the sort of package I would need.
    
    Re. 2 Yes I meant Colour graphic output ei: Import from Deluxe Paint3
    or similar colour graphes and merge them with my document and save and 
    print the lot as one document.
    
    Is there a french noter that could give me the price of prowrite3.0 in
    France and check out if a spell check and theausorus can be bought 
    separatly ....
    
    Re the symbols I might have an idea looking through the notes someone
    mentioned Clip art.
    
    Cheers, Patrick 
    
4301.5There is some conversion available.GOBAMA::WILSONTLLead Trumpet (Read that...LEED!)Fri Nov 30 1990 10:384
    I have recently seen a conversion package that does some conversion
    from ProWrite to PageSetter format in a local store.  I plan to buy it
    and will, in any case, find out the name of it and post it here.  It
    costs ~ $20.00 US.
4301.6MQOFS::DESROSIERSLets procrastinate....tomorrowMon Dec 03 1990 09:536
    ProWrite sells a version here (au Qu�bec) with both english and french
    dictionnairies.  The different language dictionnairies can also be
    bought separately, they also have a spanish one, for $45 (US) each.
    
    Jean
    
4301.7More more....PEKING::NONDEPMon Dec 03 1990 12:436
    Jean,
    
    this seems great, you have once again the best of both world. What is
    the selling price of prowrite in Quebec?
    
    Bien le bonjour., Patrick
4301.8MQOFS::DESROSIERSLets procrastinate....tomorrowWed Dec 12 1990 12:144
    Au Qu�bec, $150 (Can), dictionnaire Fran�ais en sus. (de $50 � 60$)
    
    Jean
    
4301.9Prowrite V3.0 an address pleasePEKING::NONDEPMon Jan 14 1991 08:1011
    Hello,
    
    I haven't manage to find one in France. I'm now looking for one in the
    UK, Reading. Does any one has the address of the Software house 
    "New Horizons" i believe as all the mail order house are talking of 2 
    weeks minimum before shipping.
    
    Many thanks , Patrick
    
    P.S. I'm looking for Prowrite V3.0 either in English or in French with
    English dictionary....