Macintosh power for 286 machines
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Windows 3.0, the graphical user interface (GUI), gives high-end MS-DOS computers power and ease-of-use, but how well does it perform on a mid-level microcomputer? Here, Windows is installed on an 80286-based machine with a 30Mbyte hard disk, VGA color graphics, 1Mbyte of internal memory and a mouse. Installation is easy, and Windows's on-screen appearance is crisp. There are icons, and there is a menu bar. Windows in the program can be piled onto other windows, and they can be resized or moved around. There is a Notepad, a Calculator, a Calendar, a Recorder for macros and a Cardfile. There is Windows Write, which is sufficient for modest word processing needs, and there is Paintbrush, a full-featured drawing program. And there is Windows Terminal, for communications. Everything works with adequate speed on a 286 machine. Windows 3.0 costs $149.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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A literary program, no stranger to fiction
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Plots Unlimited is an easy-to-use $399 computer program from Ashleywilde that helps fiction writers think through conflicts, themes and characters. The program requires an MS-DOS microcomputer with a 5.25 inch floppy drive, a hard disk with at least 3Mbytes of free space and any kind of monitor. Plots Unlimited starts the user out with a list of themes, which the user can pair with conflicts and characters for a possible 13,900 combinations. The program comes with a simple word processor that allows users to make notes and creates a file that comes complete with a list of characters, a plot and notes for the user to reflect upon. The program comes with a software key that plugs into the parallel port of the computer so illegal copies cannot be used.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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Using the familiar Macintosh for literary purposes
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T/Maker Inc's $199 Writenow 2.2 is a word processing software for the Apple Macintosh that provides a useful ruler bar for changing margins, paragraph indentations, tab stops and spacing between lines. Headers and footers can be created and edited with Writenow 2.2 and footnotes can be inserted automatically. Texts created with Macwrite or Microsoft Word can be handled as can pictures created with Superpaint or Macdraw. A 135,000-word dictionary that checks spelling and a 1.4 million-word thesaurus is included. Writenow 2.2 comes on three 800Kbyte disks but is also available on 400Kbyte disks.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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