[WinMac] Re: WordPerfect 5.1 replacement

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:22:30 -0400

        Gordon raises an *excellent point. BUT, you can also freely download the
PDF Writer Chooser Extension from Adobe; and you can also get a
complimentary copy of Acrobat Distiller with the $179 upgrade package to
PageMaker 6.5x - Either Mac or (32 bit) Windows (95/98/NT/2k).

        Hope this helps!
        Dan

PS: Please see my new grammatical note in my ".SIG"...

At 10:59 AM 6/25/99 -0400, Gordon wrote:
>
>Try a quite different tack. Just prepare your material with what
>works best for you and then make up an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file.
>The Acrobat reader should know how to print from the machine it
>lives on and the machine will most likely already have one. So
>you will only need to carry the .pdf file around.
>
>The great merit of Acrobat .pdf files is that the reader is
>available everywhere and works nicely. The drawback is that you
>will have to pop for the the whole Acrobat package. When it first
>came out it was a bit of a stretch as it was $$$, but it is now a
>lot cheaper with either ~$200 for the kit or various specials
>and maybe even academic pricing. But you also get a nice postscript
>reader by converting and then reading. You will never again have
>to worry about whether the recpient can read your stuff. If you
>can get help with the shareware scene, you can get much the same
>benefits with GhostScript and save a few pennies at the price of
>extra fuss. Depending upon your circumstance the balance of pennies
>vrs fuss can differ quite a bit. In most parts of the world fuss is
>very expensive although universies are rather different.
>
>>
>>Subject: WordPerfect 5.1 replacement
>>From: Victor Forberger <vforberg@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
>>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:18:25 -0400
>>
>>
>>Here's a request for information that is more complicated than it seems.
>>
>>As an adjunct, I cannot rely on a stable office nor can I request
>>software that would make my life easier. In short, I have to grin and
>>bear it. When printing up material for classes, access to he copier is
>>restricted and we are told to just print 50 or 100 copies of whatever we
>>need on the laser printer (yes, I know how incredibly stupid this policy
>>is, but my job is not to reason why).
>>
>>For my own work I use a Mac (a powerbook 5300ce that after two of those
>>trips to Apple for servicing has been wonderful) and Word 5.1a. Because
>>of print servers on the campus network, I've found that the LaserWriter
>>8.5.1 print drivers don't work, so I use LaserWriter 8.3.4. Here's the
>>problem: Word 5.1a does not have the option to collate printing and I
>>can't add that option by using the 8.5.1 print driver.
>>
>>So, I've used Wintel software for my classes. I opted for WordPerfect
>>because (1) it fits on a disk, (2) I can run it on my laptop via RealPC
>>(equivalent to a slow 386), (3) it collates, and (4) I like it. I'm not
>>against using Word for Windows but the problem is that campus computers
>>vary in quality and software tremendously, and I don't want to have to
>>spend a large amount of time figuring out which file is saved in which
>>version of Word, a confusing process for anyone and especially when
>>trying to figure out exam questions at the same time.
>>
>>The problem is that the campus is switching to WindowsNT for the
>>backbone to its network and print servers and so far I have not had much
>>luck getting WordPerfect to run in an NT workstation environment. What
>>settings are accessible to me (Display) don't seem to do anything. All
>>that happens when I double-click on wp.exe is a DOS window appears and
>>then disappears. So, here are my questions.
>>
>>1- how do I get WordPerfect to run on a WinNT workstation? And, will
>>this solution become moot because WordPerfect 5.1 is not Y2K compliant?
>>
>>2- Will 8.5.1 LaserWriter print driver work with NT print servers?
>>
>>3- Is there some shareware print collating software available for the
>>Macintosh? What word processors on the Mac (other than Word 98) have
>>print collating?
>>
>>I'm not anxious about upgrading my version of Word because I like the
>>speed, layout, and display of Word 5.1a, so I'm not considering that
>>option. Neither am I that excited about using Office97 software since
>>I'm not sure the computer situation on the campus will improve that much
>>(i.e. lots of 486s and 120 mhz or below pentiums).
>>
>>thank for your help,
>>Victor
>>--
>>Victor Forberger
>>Law, Policy, and Society Program
>>305 Cushing Hall, Northeastern University
>>Boston, MA 02115 617-373-4677 (office) 617-373-4691 (fax)
>>
>>Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology
>>501 Holmes Hall, Northeastern University
>>Boston, MA 02115 617-373-4994 (office) 617-373-2688 (fax)
>>
>
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