[G4] speaking of software...

Keith Whaley keith_w at dslextreme.com
Wed Apr 7 04:41:34 PDT 2004


In my personal experience, each Word version after 5.1A was far bigger, 
not as easy to use, contained far more "features" than necessary and 
that was increasingly true for each subsequent release.

I still have and use 5.1A.

keith whaley

rich northouse wrote:
> Versions of Word are like sex -- it is all good -- just some is better.
> 
> 
> On Apr 6, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Mel Krewall wrote:
> 
>> This is by consensus one of the worst pieces of Microsoft software 
>> (maybe any software) for the Mac. Word 5 or 98 would be my choices.
>> Mel
>>
>> "The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course."
>> ~ Billy Graham
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2004, at 5:16 PM, Margaret Krakowiak wrote:
>>
>>> Awhile back a friend of mine was cleaning out
>>> her office (she's a teacher), and she gave me
>>> a copy of Microsoft Word, version 6.0.1. She
>>> had never used it, and the school switched to
>>> Windows computers. This was a Mac version
>>> and she had no use for it. Legalities aside, what
>>> I want to know is, is this a good version for Mac
>>> OS 9.1 and 9.2.2, which is what I'm using? I don't
>>> want to install it if it's going to be buggy, etc.
>>> I heard certain versions of Word were better
>>> than others  for Mac. Anyone know?
>>>
>>> margaret
>>>
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