#MSS
WordPerfect 5.0 when available should blow the socks off of any word
processor anywhere. It has integrated text and graphics (and fonts) and will
be designed from the ground up on the Amiga with straight 68000 assembly.
The WordPerfect programming team is just that – there are about 5 or 6
people who do nothing but program, another group of people who do nothing but
test, another group that does marketing, another group that does support.
I think this is important, because it shows the calibre and level of
commitment that WordPerfect makes to their product. It also leaves the
programmers to their programming.
WordPerfect is planning on an entire series of Amiga-products with
interchangeable data and that will run together (of course – this thing
multitasks).
I hate to be skeptical, but I am skeptical that a small company like MSS
could ever provide what's needed to get a "world-class" product up and
running and provide support.
Check out the specs on WordPErfect 5.0 for IBM – it's out now. The Amiga
version will far exceed even that. Unfortunately 5.0 Amiga is a ways away –
but there is a reasonable upgrade path from the company.
I am not employed by WordPerfect – I am a beta for them. I can't tell you
how dedicated and how much they listen to their customers. I have had many
of my own suggestions incorporated into WordPerfect 68000 just by asking.
Before I was a beta. This is the company to "place your bet" on. They
_have_ made mistakes and errors, however. The first release was barely
useable (there's a long story behind that) but it's in the past. It's quite
a solid product now.
Also – bug fixes were mailed free of charge just by asking no manual or
disks.