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Those were the glory days of word processors, I used to have something similar on the Amiga. I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.
At least Word has an outline mode, GDocs is the worst. A text editor with markdown support is better than GDocs.
I used Application System Heidelberg's Script II on an Atari 1040STFM with 72 Hz SM 124 black/white monitor and an Epson LQ 550 24 pin printer. That was some superb publishing system for the time (1991), for a low budget. 1 MB RAM, 1.44 MB floppy drive SM 124: 640x400 pixels, monochrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST https://www.atarimuseum.de/1040st.htm The software used a special driver to get better than s…
> "The software used a special driver to get better than standard quality from the then most common 24 pin printers (laser printers where much expensive) by kind of double-printing, I forgot the details. It looked really good though." In opening up a few ancient files to answer another question about formatting, I found some long forgotten notes on how to make my Epson LQ400 24 pin printer work at 360dpi rather 180dp…
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Those were the glory days of word processors, I used to have something similar on the Amiga. I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.
At least Word has an outline mode, GDocs is the worst. A text editor with markdown support is better than GDocs.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Those were the glory days of word processors, I used to have something similar on the Amiga. I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.
At least Word has an outline mode, GDocs is the worst. A text editor with markdown support is better than GDocs.
Word used to be a great product. Today it's a shambolic testament to incompetent design and dereliction.
I used Application System Heidelberg's Script II on an Atari 1040STFM with 72 Hz SM 124 black/white monitor and an Epson LQ 550 24 pin printer. That was some superb publishing system for the time (1991), for a low budget. 1 MB RAM, 1.44 MB floppy drive SM 124: 640x400 pixels, monochrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST https://www.atarimuseum.de/1040st.htm The software used a special driver to get better than s…
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At least Word has an outline mode, GDocs is the worst. A text editor with markdown support is better than GDocs.
I don’t remember seeing the outline function on the online version of Word.
I still have the printed documentation and floppy for Tempus, the editor which I think is the predecessor to the linked word processor. It was blazing fast because it had been written in 68000 assembly IIRC. Even then it would handle giant documents with ease.
I wish WriteNow was similarly available/supported --- it was probably one of the last major applications written in assembly language (~100,000 lines). XyWrite is supported in a similar fashion: https://mendelson.org/xywin.html (but I just helped folks use that, never actually found it comfortable myself). I kind of wish all these small/tight/efficient programs could be gathered up and ported to an optimized OS for t…
It's too bad the architecture is different, a Raspberry Pi compatible with peak Win98SE software would be an amazing low-power computer. There were tons of amazingly well-made commercial software packages that have just been lost to time; in a large part due to open-source and other free options getting "good enough" - but many had features that simply don't exist anymore.
That Raspberry probably can run all the peak Win98SE stuff, today.
The list of features is impressive even today! https://tempus-word.de/en/info/index
Does anyone know what data structure? Why not use it in modern word processors?
The other features are impressive too:
* Tempus-Word NG is based on a frame orientated layout similar to DTP programs. But contrasted to the usual method of “draw frame - connect frames - flow text” you create a general frame layout that is used automatically during text input. The positions of all layed-out frames is repeated automatically on all pages with this layout. You can create as many layouts as you want.
* Integrated Database
* Document manager
* Page numbering of Contents and Index listings are always up to date.
The list of features is impressive even today! https://tempus-word.de/en/info/index
Those were the glory days of word processors, I used to have something similar on the Amiga. I'd still rather write on something like this than Word, Pages or Google Docs.
Same, don't remember the name though. But it was WYSIWIG and I'd use it to create character sheets for our D&D games. And then I'd print them on a dot-matrix printer on continuous paper. Oh the memories!