[AccessD] OT Tuesday? FW: The Most Collectible PCs

Hi Drew

Thanks. But it seems more like an editor than a word processor, so I guess mostly programmers know about it.

/gustav

>>> DWUTKA at marlow.com 10-10-2007 17:43 >>>
Here's a link to the commercial one that was released to the public:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPFPC 

Drew

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Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Tuesday? FW: The Most Collectible PCs

Hi Drew

Never heard of SPFPC, only pfs:Write and a more pro app (PC4 or Write 4??). But it reminds me of Borland Sprint. Anyone remembers that? Probably the last DOS word processor with the unique feature that it recorded each and every keystroke you made. Thus, while typing or editing, you could pull the plug. Then, when you had rebooted and launched Sprint a black screen appeared with the text like this (cannot recall the exact wording):

  Work in progress
  Resuming ..

and in half a minute or so you were back where you left!
Also, the macro language was much better; I remember one describing Sprint as "one big macro".

It arrived too late. I moved on to Amì Pro from Samna, a true Windows application later bought by Lotus and now renamed Lotus WordPro. Still the best word processor around.

/gustav