Re: Edward Mendelson on Tamedos
- From: Harry Binswanger <hb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:42:01 -0400
Tamedos is more benign than that. No need even to remove its few smallish filed
if you don't want to use it.
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On May 31, 2011, at 12:55 PM, "Avrom Fischer" <avromf@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the headsup. I think the best step would be to try tamedos now
> before I put anything on my new pc. If it bombs, I can reinstall windows 7
> and start all over.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: M.W. Poirier
> To: xywritenew
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Edward Mendelson on Tamedos
>
>
> It is true that Tame can be quite useful, but it has been the
> experience of some of us that not all versions of the programme
> work well, and what is worse is the fact that the author of
> the programme does not describe the installation process well,
> and is not very helpful when it comes to giving advice when
> things go wrong. If you can stand that, then by all means try
> Tame. When it works well, it works very well, ...and don't
> update a working version when a new version comes out, because
> you may be ruining an excellent setup and replacing it with one
> that is less than desirable.
>
> Others may have had a different experience with Tame, but that
> has been my experience, and I have to say that I have given up
> on Tame because I cannot get back to my original set up.
>
> Mr. Mendelson is clearly more knowledgeable in setting up Tame
> than I.
>
> M. W. Poirier
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 31 May 2011, Avrom Fischer wrote:
>
> > Edward Mendelson on his website at
>
> Http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/tamewp.html<http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/tamewp.html>
> states:
> >
> > This is the only third-party software that I recommend without
> reservation to all users of WPDOS under Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, or
> Windows 7. A 30-day free trial version is available for download, and
> you may prefer to experiment with the program before buying it. After
> installing Tame under Windows XP, I no longer have any reason to run
> WPDOS under Windows 98. (Tame 5.0 and later versions do not run under
> Windows 95, 98, or Me.)
> >
> > Are his comments equally relevant to users of Xywrite in windows 7, 32
> bit. Is there any reason not to use it,
> >
> > Avrom Fischer
> > avromf@xxxxxxx<mailto:avromf@xxxxxxx> or
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> > Brooklyn, NY 11230
> > 718 434 7696
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