Re: XYWRITE DEVEL

[Allan Needell NASSH100@xxxxxxxx]

Alan,

You write: >> I wouldn't mind an app that could use Windows
resources generally but had access to the crisp quick DOS
character-mode screen.
GUI screens are cool for a lot of things, but they're slow, too,
and burdensome when all I want to do is write.<<

Have you tried XyWIN 4.12? I use it just as you describe. Others
have complained that the screen font that xywin uses in either
"draft-edit" or "expanded mode" is difficult or unpleasing to
work in, but I find it quite acceptable.

In any case, using either of those non WYSIWYG modes, I find the
performance of xywin for writing inditinguishable from notabene 4.x
(which is essentially equivalent to xydos 3.x).As they say, be
careful what yo u wish for, you may get it (or in your case find
its been available for some time).

Allan Needell, Dept. of Space History, Nat'l Air & Space Museum
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