[G4] Replacement for Claris Works

[Dan A Currie]

Crandon David wrote:

> Set Classic to launch automatically at startup. Then all she has to  
> do is launch ClarisWorks like she usually would.
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> David
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> On Feb 26, 2008, at 7:11 AM, John Erdman wrote:
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>> My distinctly non-geeky computer dysfunctional sister-in-law has  
>> hated her Mac ever since she upgraded to OSX. This because she no  
>> longer can use Claris Works. She doesn't/can't understand that it  
>> will run fine in Classic mode... at least she won't make the time  to 
>> learn how to do it.... and besides it's an extra step which is a  big 
>> inconvenience to her.   Now, no comments on the bizarre  psychology, 
>> I can't understand it myself.  And no.... the  possibility of a 
>> retrograde move back to OS 9 is not an option.
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>> I never used Claris Works myself, but it seems there are people out  
>> there who really miss it's simplicity.
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>> My question is this:  Are there any OSX word processing apps  
>> available that might appeal to a sad ex-Claris worker?
>>
Just get her AppleWorks ... it works the same ... maybe better!!