Re: Nota Bene

["Yo Intl." rrr@xxxxxxxx]

>I offer the following as an innocuous inquiry, not as a challenge. I have
>used XyDos since 1981, first as a professional journalist, later an author
>and teacher. At the moment I'm shelling out to DOS through W98 and am
>happy with XyDos 4.018. But the enthusiasm here for Note Bene has me
>curious. And I wonder why the long-time XyWriters who have switched, or
>have added Note Bene as a second WP, have done so. I've followed some of
>the discussion of some of the quirks and glitches, some of the purchasing
>and delivery problems. But beyond these, in general what makes the program
>a good alternative, or, substitute? Thanks.
>Michael Norman

I installed XY-Win because I need to be compatible with the Windoze world
around me. From XY-Win I can send XY documents as faxes with some cutesy
graphical formatting, I can clipboard to other Windoze application, and I
can even exchange files with Win users to some degree via the filters.

I ordered NB simply because it is a better XY-Win -- it installs like a
Windows program without going through the bizarre contortions that the
XY-Win installation requires, and it has MSWord 8 filters. That is all I
need. If I get it, however is another question. So far the NB people only
sent me a demo disc.




-- Rene von Rentzell, Tokyo