If you really want something scarey.. look around the
net at the developement that has occurred for DOS in
the last couple of years ( yes they are actually still
doing DOS developement out there).
--- Steven Buehler <swbuehler@gmail.com> wrote:
> > We've had a lot of clients send us a lot of word
> processing files over
> > the years, and Works is the bane of our existence.
> I don't know why
> > Microsoft came out with this package. It was
> primarily sold on low-end
> > units where they didn't want to ship a full
> version of office. Seems
> > like it would have been better to simply turn off
> features from Office
> > and call it "Office Lite" instead of coming up
> with a crappy multi-use
> > office package that was incompatible with nearly
> everything else.
>
> I remember using Microsoft Works 2.0 for DOS on my
> Tandy notebook PC for
> notetaking in college in the early 90's. It was
> cheap, and it ran off a
> single floppy (which, considering my notebook had no
> hard disk, was a good
> thing).
>
> And now I sit here and look at the ThinkPad sitting
> on my desk next to me
> and the iBook that's on its way; my, how the times
> have changed. :-)
>
> SWB
>
>
>
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