pcwrite was a pretty complete shareware word processor that we used successfully in a workplace to write reports. It may still be around either as share or abandoned.
--- On Sun, 4/12/09, Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote: > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Is Windows 3.1 worth it and wordprocessing? > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 12:39 PM > [..] > > These days, openoffice is my word processor of choice. > On a > > freedos system, that isn't an option. I wish freedos > had a > > free word processor that is comparable to WordPerfect > 6.0 > > for dos. > > > > I don't expect freedos 1.1 to have a free word > processor, but > > it would be nice if there was some action to include > one > > eventually. > [..] > > > If you can find a copy of the old shareware "Galaxy Write" > for MS-DOS, > this was a good word processor for me. When I was at > university, I > used Galaxy Write to write my term papers. Not too > dissimilar from > WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (granted, not as powerful.) > > I tried to find a download, but it doesn't seem to be at > simtel > anymore. Actually, simtel no longer seems to have any > MS-DOS downloads > these days. Maybe Eric or another webmaster can take simtel > off the > "Links" page. > > If you want to see what Galaxy looked like, I used to have > screenshots > on my web page. Some kind person has mirrored them for me: > > http://freedos.gds.tuwien.ac.at/jhall/photos/galaxy/ > > > > -jh > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. > Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer > Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
