Want minimalist? Want free? Try WriteRoom. <http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/writeroom> R On Jul 3, 2006, at 9:07 AM, Tim Collier wrote: > On my G5, I run Office 2004 and of course Word. I also have Pages > which is part of iWork and Mellel. On this MacBook, Office runs > like a cow in mud so I looked for Universals. To my surprise > Mellel and Pages are both Universal and I use either one or the > other on it. Actually Mellel has more options than Pages although > Pages has some features that can't be overlooked either. > So, to make a long email short, Pages and Mellel are both less than > $100 and work very well. Too bad you don't subscribe to MacAddict > as they reviewed 12 alternatives to Word and rated them all and > included pricing information. > > Tim > On Jul 2, 2006, at 6:31 PM, ProbaleCause at aol.com wrote: > >> I have been using ClarisWorks even after upgrading to OS 10.3.9. I >> am thinking about going to a G5 and I was wondering what is the >> word processor of choice. I know Microsoft Word is out there and >> Nicus as well, but what is the optimum one? >> >> Bailey > > -- > Tim Collier > > >