--- Forwarded Message from "JEFFREY J. HAYDEN" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date:  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:44:47 -1000
>From: "JEFFREY J. HAYDEN" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>cc: [log in to unmask], "Earp, Samantha" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5350.4 JLK and MS Word  (!)
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>

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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Samantha wrote:

> Another follow-up "word", to help some of you explain why this is so
> frustrating for many of us.  I have been bombarded with messages to
> the effect of "Get WordPerfect", or "you wouldn't be having this
> problem if you used X program". It stops being funny after a while,

I'm sure none of the people have meant their answers to be funny.

> and sadly, doesn't help those of us who are in IT environments where
> it is just not possible to use other word processing programs, due to
> budgetary reasons, campus computing policy, etc.

Funny thing is is that WordPerfect is free, as is Nisus 4.1.6 (which
handles JPN).  Are there computing policies against using free software?
And from what I understand, Apple gives a pretty good eduacational
discount for AppleWorks/ClarisWorks.

> say what you want about Microsoft, but more and more campuses are
> using its Office Suite exclusively, and thus many of us have no choice
> but to use it.

That's sad.  Would that more people realized that MS Office is not the be
all and end all of office suites.  Sure, WordPerfect and Nisus aren't
office suites, but they do have the ability to become basic spreadsheet
programs, and can be rigged for presentations.  AW/CW does databases.

> In this context, it would be nice if it was easier to get help out of
> them (or if they would even have web-based technical info as extensive
> as that found with some other companies, both Mac & PC-oriented).

You could bounce an email to them every day for a month and see what
happens.


                                        Jeffrey


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