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Evolution Means Devolution for Word Processor
by Chris Jones
5:02am 16.Jun.97.PDT In the belief that bigger is not always
better, a group of former WordPerfect developers started from scratch
and produced a word processor with bare-bones features and speedy
operations.
Leaving the animated help characters and myriad feature sets to
the Office 97s of the world, Orem, Utah-based Word Place is offering
Yeah Write, a svelte word processor that aims to speed up processing and
simplify editing, printing, and other basic operations.
"As people spend more time with email and browsers and less and
less time in word processors, they are going to want a real WYSIWYG
program which has a nice environment for writing," said Pete Peterson,
president of Word Place. "By starting over we've been able to make a
much smarter product."
Yeah Write documents are created by clicking on a "New" icon
that appears in an index that resembles a piece of fat-lined pad paper.
The program saves documents automatically as each paragraph is
completed, and saved files appear in the indexes by file type -
including general, letters, and memos. Screen fonts are set
independently from printer fonts, so a large onscreen font can be used
even if the final version is to be printed with a standard Times-Roman
or other font.
A freeware version of Yeah Write is available from the company's
Web site, and another version, which includes an address book,
envelopes, and email and fax support, is priced at US$15.
Peterson said the company will update the software later this
year, and produce a kids' version - with a more colorful interface and
special tabs for a diary, assignments, and papers - before school
resumes in the fall.
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