atw: Re: Which version of Office to use with WIndows XP
- From: Melanie Kendell <melanie.kendell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:37:58 +1100
Yes, the legal profession was really what kept WP alive for one simple
reason - paragraph numbering. Quite simply, it works, and it stays
working, and numbers are *very* important for contracts, etc.
I used WPv5.1 for DOS and I wouldn't hesitate to go back to it now if
I didn't have to consider interoperability.
I only ever looked at early Windows versions of WP and they were a
nightmare - a real shame. There were things that WP for DOS could do
that Word still can't.
-Melanie
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:07:12 +1100, Allan Charlton
<Allan.Charlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Peter Fagan said:
>
> > I am surprised to hear Margaret (P), Allan (C) and
> > Kevin (W) prefer Word 97, which I found to be
> > buggy and unstable.
>
> Maybe we use different features. I acknowledge that Word 2000 is
> considered stable, but Word 97 doesn't let me down. My current employer
> is a NSW Government Department that still uses Word 97 as its default
> word processor.
> > He emphasised the importance Bill Gates placed on having
> > Word supplant WordPerfect.
>
> True, Bill Gates was determined to have Word supplant Word Perfect.
> One of the reasons was the huge following that WP had in the legal
> profession. That's a *lot* of word processor licences, and a massive,
> rusted-on user base. Naturally, Gates wanted them for Microsoft and he
> was prepared to make a special effort to get them.
>
> Does anyone know if WP is still popular in the legal profession?
>
> Allan
>
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