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Re: XYwrite on OS2 now in OEM
- Subject: Re: XYwrite on OS2 now in OEM
- From: Daniel Say say@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 01:01:30 -0800 (PST)
" On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Harmon Seaver wrote:
" " > What's this about a "OEM version of XY4/2" ???? Where
can I get a " > copy, please? " As I understand it, it was
developed for a big newspaper. I traded " messages with a
reporter who was using it...he said it was terrific, but " for
some reason lacked the usual speller and thesaurus. To be more "
precise, it lacked *any* speller or thesaurus. It is not
available " commercially. Herb Tyson suggests that loyal
XyWriters bombard Ken Frank " at TTG with piteous pleas to
produce it for the rest of us.
--------------- and it won't work. They know better, that is
it's
better business to write a Windows version to work in DOS or
OS/2, than a 'native' OS/2 product.
Still, how terrific was it? Can you post any comments from your
Chicago Tribune contact about the system and its integration in
OS/2?
say@xxxxxxxx
D.Say