[G4] speaking of software...

[Keith Whaley]

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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