[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-12 Thread Kris Feldmann
The main way that one word processor can use more battery power than another is by utilizing the disk more often. Choose a word processor which allows you to configure it to never use the disk until you save your document (which you should do periodically of course). A text editor may use the di

[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-12 Thread Paul Nelson
At 11:23 AM -0700 9/12/01, Marc Sira wrote: >You can also download Fullwrite Pro 2.0.6 from somewhere or other and >use the serial number "FREE-3-3" to install it. I have the 1988 (1.0?) version, complete with manuals, which needed a Plus, hard drive, and at least 1 MB RAM! I'm

[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-12 Thread Marc Sira
>I obtained my copy of WriteNow 4.0 via Ebay. Two other choices: >older version of ClarisWorks (4.0 or 5.0; they both use less RAM >than 6) and NisusCompact, which you can obtain FREE (that's right, >free) from their website. You can also download Fullwrite Pro 2.0.6 from somewhere or other an

[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-11 Thread Thomas and Jodie Martin
Would BBEdit 4.1 work for your needs? Thomas Martin -- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at Be sure to visit Mac2400! To unsu

[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-11 Thread Scott Brown
Joe: I obtained my copy of WriteNow 4.0 via Ebay. Two other choices: older version of ClarisWorks (4.0 or 5.0; they both use less RAM than 6) and NisusCompact, which you can obtain FREE (that's right, free) from their website. Scott, Sitting stunned by all of this. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >

[Duo2400] Re: Battery life and Word processor?

2001-09-11 Thread Ralph Mawyer
>Also does anyone know where I can lay my hands of a copy of the now almost >extinct WriteNow 4.0. I've heard it's the best "small footprint" wp out there >and would be great to set up for a RAM disk. Apparently there's no legitimate way to acquire it. http://www.kagi.com/MacEase/writenow-latest