>I lost the first three chapter of a novel on a 
>quirk by Word, in… 1991. That day I
>ordered Nisus, and never looked back. Don't touch anything word, I agree. As I
>agree that Word 5.1 was usable (I had to use it at the office). But nowadays
>Word just wants to do too much, so it's heavy 
>and complicated. Fortunately, in a
>way, so they lost the chance to monopolize 100% of the market. And of course,
>it still dreams of monopoly, that's why it is 
>often difficult, even with .rtf, to
>«translate» a text in Word. I was told they do it on purpose.

SHARE YOUR FRUSTRATION, ERIK!!!

I thought Word 5.1 was pretty good, actually, 
although I was already using NW about 95% of the 
time. But when I received v.6 ...

Like others, I had to have it on hand in the 
office. I stuck with Word 5.1 for years.

By the way, I am sending this on borrow Wii from 
the Ralum Club, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, where I 
am sitting out in the "haus win" in the cooling 
breeze, looking out over the view that the 
wonderful "Queen Emma" looked out at in the 1880s 
when she was an icon throughout the Pacific. I'm 
looking across St George's Channel at the Duke of 
York Islands and behind them, New Ireland. On muy 
left, I see the volcxanoes of Rab aul, quiescent 
today, and on my right, hilariously, is the new 
Gazelle International Reswort, boasting 5 stars. 
it shares the view, except ...

I HAVE A CLEAR, UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF IT FROM THE 
CLUB BAR WHICH DOESN'T HAVE A DOOR, THEY JUST 
CLOSE SHUTTERS ON THE BAR WHEN THE LAST CUSTOMER 
LEAVES AT NIGHT -- BUT THE HIGH PAYING CUSTOMERS 
OF THE HOTEL HAVE TO PEER AT THE SAME VIEW 
THROUGH A BARRED 2 METRE FENCE WITH RAZOR WIRE 
SCHEDULED FOR THE TOP. INTERNATIONAL SECXURITY 
STANDARDS, THEY SAY, PART OF BEING 5 STAR.
'
!@#$-wits!!!  LOL

Cheers, Geoff

Geoffrey Heard
Publisher, Editor, Business Writer
The Worsley Press

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