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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SALE!!SALE!!!
Date: 1 Feb 1997 22:45:35 GMT
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etorwi@eto.ericsson.se (Wiker, Raymond) wrote:

> 	There are free word-processing and database packages for Unix
> platforms that are more than acceptable.

I have yet to see one that you could also drop onto a secretary's
computer.

For me, using TeX or troff is fine.  I love the flexibility, and the
nice output appearance.  For a secretary, you can't get away with vi
or emacs or TeX or troff.  I don't say you need WISYWING (it's useless
since the screen resolution is so much less than the printer
resolution).

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)