Re: [H] WordPerfect Lightning

2007-03-05 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Too bad WordPerfect didn't move to Windows quicker and eliminate Word altogether. They might still be a force today. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 04:34 PM 02/03/2007, Hayes Elkins wrote: WordPerfect hasn't made anything worthwhile since 5.1 for DOS. I like WordPerfect as a word processor - t

Re[2]: [H] WordPerfect Lightning

2007-03-02 Thread Joe User
Hello Hayes, Friday, March 2, 2007, 2:34:28 PM, you wrote: > WordPerfect hasn't made anything worthwhile since 5.1 for DOS. Yep, I would throw an honorable mention to WP 11. You can make it so it runs exactly like 5.1 for DOS. I have clients that used 5.1 and I needed to upgrade and update the s

RE: [H] WordPerfect Lightning

2007-03-02 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 04:34 PM 02/03/2007, Hayes Elkins wrote: WordPerfect hasn't made anything worthwhile since 5.1 for DOS. I like WordPerfect as a word processor - the reveal codes puts it head and shoulders above the rest. But you're right - they're heyday was pre-Windows when they controlled the printer d

RE: [H] WordPerfect Lightning

2007-03-02 Thread Hayes Elkins
WordPerfect hasn't made anything worthwhile since 5.1 for DOS. From: Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] WordPerfect Lightning Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:26:32 -0400 I downloaded the beta and gave it

[H] WordPerfect Lightning

2007-03-02 Thread Thane Sherrington
I downloaded the beta and gave it a try - it immediately took over PDF extensions (I didn't see anything about it doing that during the install.) I'm used to Foxit, and after that, Lightning isn't lightning fast. Maybe it will get better, but right now it doesn't seem to offer anything to mak