CompuServe Messages

I just have to jump into the fray… I regularly submit manuscripts to a variety of publications, and, on the Amiga, WordPerfect is the *only* word processor available for the Amiga that allows me to provide manuscripts which are compatible with "industry standard" machines. Furthermore, I have an IBM portable (there being no Amiga portable) which I use when I'm away from home (which is a lot of the time). I have LetterPerfect on that machine, and, when I come home, I find it a simple matter to convert the work I've done (using AWrite on my Bridgeboard) and proceed with my work at home. I came up through the ranks, so to speak, with my computers, so, for me, gaining failiarity with WP was a simple matter after struggling with some of the products we had for the C64. I'm teaching my kids to use it. They go to French school, and the French dictionary on WP is absolutely the best available. They are 12 and 15, and certainly not computer whiz's, so if they can figure it out, I have trouble understanding how it could be difficult for anyone. A couple of asides here: 1) When I was writing mainly for Amiga publications, it didn't matter so much if my files would transfer to other computers or not. Now that I'm moving into the environmental and health areas, this factor is crucial. 2) If I were recommending a "general" word processor to a "typical" Amiga user, I would recommend ProWrite – not WP – because it's everything a word processor should be: period. 3) TEX is undoubtedly the best typesetting program on the market, but I find it intimidating. I find, for my purposes, that both Professional Page and PageStream do an outstanding job. As a matter of fact, I've been told by PageMaker users that they prefer these programs for both ease of use and power. I WISH the Amiga were more widely used in the publishing industry. Sure, I'd like to be able to take a purely Amiga approach to writing. That's not going to happen though. ….Nancy (Baud Banditing from Canada)