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Re: Does anyone still use WordPerfect? -- Former WP Instructor
Subject:Re: Does anyone still use WordPerfect? -- Former WP Instructor From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:Ron Rhodes <RRhodes -at- fourthchannel -dot- com> Date:Tue, 03 Oct 2000 10:04:39 -0500
I haven't used WP in years, haven't even bought the latest versions, in fact.
Dallas is a Microsoft enclave, especially with all the software development. The
last time a client requested WP was '94. I gave up using it for personal
correspondence, my resume, etc., back in '96 or '97 - 'bout when we started
e-mailing our resumes instead of faxing them.
At one time I knew WP almost well enough to be a guru. Now, of course, I'd be
lost, I'd get very frustrated using it. Like Ron, though, I thought it a
superior product. If Word screws up some code, you can't find it. In WP, you can
usually find it through Reveal Codes. It could create complex master documents
without blinking. You didn't end up cursing under your breath, your friends
didn't make the ward off evil sign when you mentioned WP and master documents in
the same breath. It had a lot more power and versatility. I can't speak for it,
now, of course. I never use it any more. It was more suited, in a lot of ways,
to what we tech writers do than Word.
But everyone (meaning the companies we work for) uses Word, we want to work,
personal preference and 55 cents buys me a soft drink from the vending machine!
Jo Byrd
Ron Rhodes wrote:
> I was sad to see WordPerfect lose its hold on the market. To this day,
> WordPerfect's recent versions are superior to Word's in almost every facet,
> not just reveal codes. Sure, I am extremely biased. I used to be a
> WordPerfect Certified Instructor. But, I haven't used it professionally for
> 2-3 years now -- it's not what the market uses.
>
> Maybe, with the Microsoft shake up, we'll see a WordPerfect resurgence. I
> won't hold my breath, but I would love to see it happen.
